Economics

Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...

Many Americans are being left behind by today’s modern, global economy, and they are justifiably angry about it.

It's not just the economy that's taken a hit from the partial shutdown of the government. Consumer confidence has taken a dip as well, falling more...

The current government shutdown has lasted long enough to temporarily erase all the positive stimulus effects of recent major legislation. Chairman of...

The current government shutdown is the economic equivalent of a self-imposed natural disaster. As the 32nd day of the longest government shutdown in...

While some recent commentators have suggested Americans stop worrying about our debt, evidence shows there is a significant upside to addressing our...

This year, the budget deficit is projected to total about $970 billion – 4.6 percent of GDP – up from $666 billion (3.5 percent of GDP) in 2017. This...

Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, discussed our deteriorating fiscal situation, including how the U.S...

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) today announced its initial estimate that the economy grew at a 3.5 percent annualized rate in the third quarter...

Strong, sustained economic growth is an important ingredient in putting the debt on a sustainable course. In addition to increasing incomes and...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released new ten-year economic projections today, updating its projections from April. The latest projections...

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed shared by the House Ways and Means Committee, Mike Solon of US Policy Metrics makes the argument that thanks to recent...