Growth and Deficit Reduction Are Not Incompatible
Yesterday in an interview on CNBC's Squawkbox, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers chimed in aga
Economy
Wessel: Why It's Wrong to Dismiss the Deficit
Two weeks ago, we responded to a Larry Summers op-ed calling for a focus on gr
Could Faster Growth Solve Our Debt Woes?
A number of commentators have suggested recently that our budget problems could be solved if only we focused more on promoting economic growth....
The Economic Cost of the Shutdown
As we enter day 2 of the government shutdown, Amer
As the Fed Meets, CRFB Quantifies Interest Rate Risk Facing the Budget
Beginning tomorrow, the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed's interest rate setting and deliberative body that meets eight times a year -- will
Economists' Survey: Long Term, Not the Short Term, Should Be the Focus
The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) conducted its semi-annual survey re
Get Ready for Budget Numbers to Change
As of Wednesday's GDP report, GDP for fiscal year 2012 was revised upward by roughly $560 billion to a total of $16.2 trillion.
The Analysis of the Analysis: CRFB's Take on CBO's Immigration Estimates
CBO's recent budgetary and economic analyses of t
CBO Estimates the Senate Immigration Bill
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released two analyses, a
The Debt Won't Magically Solve Itself
Over the past few weeks, we've seen a common argument in favor of