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…
Decades of low inflation led to widespread use of dollar-denominated financial instruments with fixed interest rates and long maturities.…
An uncomfortable truth for American economists is that they have limited influence on economic policy. Take trade, for example. Anyone who…
For many Americans, cities have become a beacon of hope. They are widely recognized as engines of the U.S. economy and laboratories of…
Professor Linda Bilmes discusses ways to honor US veterans.
This paper presents rough order-of-
magnitude estimates for the capital cost of the North South Rail Link (the “Link”), a proposed…
Professor Linda Bilmes discusses funding for post-9/11 wars.
Roger B. Porter is IBM Professor of Business and Government. Joining the Kennedy School faculty in 1977, he has served for more than a…