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CBO Releases January 2012 Outlook
Read moreCBO released its new budget and economic outlook, showing slightly higher ten-year deficit and debt projections from 2012-2021 than the last ten-year...
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Federal versus Private Compensation: A Closer Look
Read moreCBO has a new report out, comparing federal and private-sector compensation for employees. The report shows that, on average, federal employees are...
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A Helpful Budget Breakdown
Read moreCBO has gotten into the infographic game this year with some good results. Two days ago they released an infographic containing a basic breakdown of...
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The Cyclical Economic Effects on the Deficit
Read moreIn a letter to Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf estimates the cyclical...
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Differing Economic Assumptions Between OMB and CBO
Read moreBack in February, we dinged the President's budget for relying on overly optimistic economic assumptions in 2012 and beyond. CBO's Analysis of the...
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CBO's Newest Economic Projections
Read moreIn CBO's latest Budget and Economic Outlook, CBO includes revised projections of various economic indicators as part of its update. Since there is...
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CBO Update on the Economic Effects of ARRA
Read moreYesterday, CBO released an update on the effects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) on employment and economic output in the...
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CBO's Projections Make the Case for Comprehensive Fiscal Plan
Read moreAlthough CBO shows debt improving significantly over the coming decade, reaching 61 percent of GDP in 2021, debt will not follow this downward path...
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CBO Releases New Budget and Economic Projections
Read moreCBO has just released its August Budget and Economic Outlook. You can find it here. Under current law, assuming policymakers make no changes to what's...
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CRFB Analyzes CBO Budget Outlook
Read moreWe just released our in-depth analysis of CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook, published earlier today. In the paper we explain how CBO's current law...