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Jun 8, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending| Economics

COVID Relief Continues to Bolster Personal Income

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Jun 3, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending| Economics

Partial Student Debt Cancellation is Poor Economic Stimulus

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Jul 24, 2012 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics

It's Not Free Money

Paul Krugman and other advocates of more federal stimulus spending cite today’s extremely low real interest rates, near zero or negative, as...
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Jul 13, 2012 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics| Budgets & Projections

How Does the Fiscal Cliff Compare to Past Deficit Reduction in the U.S.?

In evaluating the fiscal cliff , it is interesting to see how it compares to past cases where the federal government has rapidly reduced deficits...
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Jul 5, 2012 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics

Zero-Sum Doesn't Quite Cut It

The New York Times has an article today entitled " In Washington’s New Mood of Austerity, Legislating Turns Into a Zero-Sum Game ,"...
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Jul 3, 2012 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics

IMF: U.S. Must Get Its Timing Right

Today, the IMF released the concluding statement of its Article IV Consultation, calling for the U.S. to pass a deficit reduction plan quickly but...
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Jun 4, 2012 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics

Bill Bradley Joins the Announcement Effect Club

Already a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, former Sen. Bill Bradley (D-NJ) joined another exclusive club over the weekend: the Announcement...
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May 23, 2012 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics

Release: CBO Makes the Case for Replacing the Fiscal Cliff with a Comprehensive Deficit Reduction Plan

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May 17, 2012 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics

What the U.S. Could Learn from Germany

Steep budget cuts are linked to recession and higher unemployment in Europe, argue several commentators (see here for example). Are they right?...
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May 17, 2012 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics| Budgets & Projections

How Big is the Fiscal Cliff?

UPDATE: This blog has been updated to include CBO's brief about the fiscal cliff. About a month ago, we reported our estimates of how much the fiscal...
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May 16, 2012 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics| Budgets & Projections

No Surprise: Fiscal Cliff Causing A Lot of Uncertainty

We have been warning for a few months now about the potential consequences of the fiscal cliff -- and adding to the debt by averting it all together...
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