Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal…
The House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget resolution last month that included a framework for trillions of dollars of tax cuts…
Trying to reduce federal budget deficits by increasing the efficiency of federal operations is an appealing idea. However, greater…
The outlook for federal debt represents a significant economic challenge for the United States. Economic developments and policy changes…
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act authorized and appropriated…
Unemployment insurance has played a critical role in the US economic response to the coronavirus pandemic. It has been greatly expanded,…
Countercyclical fiscal policy generally focuses on national economic downturns. But US states experience significantly different patterns…
While the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) has much to offer researchers studying household behavior, one limitation is that its…
The United States Federal Reserve has some reasons to cut interest rates at its July 31 meeting, or subsequently if the U.S. economy…
US President Donald Trump’s intended nominee for the US Federal Reserve Board, Stephen Moore, may end up doing whatever Trump wants,…