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The OECD and Robert Solow on the Effects of Debt
Read moreAs our national debt and deficit continue to rise, a question that continues to be on many people’s minds is how rising debt levels impact the economy...
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Report: Our Debt Problems Are Far From Solved
Read moreNote: Paper has been updated from original posting to account for new estimate of previously enacted savings.
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Bowles: National Debt Threatens U.S. Innovation
Read moreIn an interview with Forbes contributor Henry Doss, former Fiscal Commission co-chair Erskine Bowles explains just how our unsustainable debt...
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The Economic Effects of Avoiding (Much of) the Fiscal Cliff
Read moreUpdate: CBO confirmed our numbers today, finding a remaining fiscal contraction of about 1 1/4 percent . The American Taxpayer Relief Act which...
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Op-Ed: Steps to Fiscal Responsiblity
Read moreThe Hill | December 14, 2012 While avoiding the “fiscal cliff” is essential to near-term recovery and job growth, it is just the first step to...
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QE 3.1: The Fed Gets Specific
Read moreIn September, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a third round of quantitative easing, consisting of purchases of mortgage-backed...
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Op-Ed: Five Myths About the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
Read moreWashington Post | November 16, 2012 At the end of the year, the country faces an abrupt series of broad tax increases and blunt cuts to most federal...
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Op-Ed: Going Off the Fiscal Cliff Is Good Policy—If You Like Unemployment
Read moreU.S. News and World Report | November 16, 2012 Don't even think about it! Falling off the fiscal cliff would be an economic disaster for the United...
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Could We Go Bungee Jumping Off the Fiscal Cliff?
Read moreIt is a point of consensus among those following the budget that the fiscal cliff would likely be very damaging for the economy in the short term...
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Changes to Income-Based Repayment for Student Loans: "Safety Net or Windfall?"
Read moreOur colleagues Jason Delisle and Alex Holt of the New America Foundation's Federal Education Budget Project have released a new paper "Safety Net or...