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…
January 6, 2025, Audio: "The 119th Congress is seated and getting on with the business of governing, with tax policy at or near the top of…
Why Is the Fed Still Raising Interest Rates? Martin Feldstein, December 27, 2018, Opinion, "Given that the US Federal Reserve has long…
Stock Market Short-Termism’s Impact. Mark Roe, December 2018, Paper, "Stock-market--driven short-termism is crippling the American economy…
The Biggest Emerging Market Debt Problem Is in America. Carmen Reinhart, December 20, 2018, Opinion, "A decade after the subprime bubble…
Monetary Policy, Product Market Competition and Growth. Philippe Aghion, Emmanuel Farhi, December 2018, Paper, "In this paper we argue…
Cash and the Economy: Evidence from India's Demonetization. Gita Gopinath, Gabriel Chodorow-Reich, December 13, 2018, Paper, "We…
When George HW Bush was laid to rest last week, the encomiums appropriately remarked on his general decency and competence, which tended to…