Understanding the bond market and sovereign risk at a time of economic volatility
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Carmen Reinhart, an expert on financial crises and sovereign debt, unpacks bond market fluctuations.
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Putting US Fiscal Policy on a Sustainable Path
Even allowing for substantial uncertainty regarding projections, current US fiscal policies are almost certainly unsustainable.
Changes in Racial Gaps in Retirement Security over Time
We explore changes over time in how financially prepared Americans are for retirement, with a focus on the relative positions of Black and White families.
House to vote on budget to prevent shutdown
Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September comes up for a vote.
What does the House-passed budget resolution mean?
The House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget resolution last month that included a framework for trillions of dollars of tax cuts and government spending cuts.
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The Ghost Budget: How U.S. war spending went rogue, wasted billions, and how to fix it
Public finance expert and ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Senior Lecturer Linda Bilmes says the United States funded the $5 trillion Iraq and Afghanistan wars with an unaccountable and unprecedented scheme utilizing debt, accounting tricks, and outsourcing.
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