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IMF: U.S. Must Get Its Timing Right
Read moreToday, the IMF released the concluding statement of its Article IV Consultation, calling for the U.S. to pass a deficit reduction plan quickly but...
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Bill Bradley Joins the Announcement Effect Club
Read moreAlready a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, former Sen. Bill Bradley (D-NJ) joined another exclusive club over the weekend: the Announcement...
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How Big is the Fiscal Cliff?
Read moreUPDATE: This blog has been updated to include CBO's brief about the fiscal cliff. About a month ago, we reported our estimates of how much the fiscal...
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What the U.S. Could Learn from Germany
Read moreSteep budget cuts are linked to recession and higher unemployment in Europe, argue several commentators (see here for example). Are they right...
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No Surprise: Fiscal Cliff Causing A Lot of Uncertainty
Read moreWe have been warning for a few months now about the potential consequences of the fiscal cliff -- and adding to the debt by averting it all together...
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Watch the 2012 Fiscal Summit Live
Read moreThe 2012 Fiscal Summit presented by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation is today. Watch live here now and follow on Twitter with #FiscalSummit. Speakers...
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How Might the Fiscal Cliff Play Out?
Read moreThis week’s The Economist offers another analysis of the end-of-year fiscal cliff of tax increases and spending cuts that the United States faces...
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When It Comes to Deficit Reduction, Timing Matters
Read moreThe news that Britain has entered into a double-dip recession touched off a fierce debate last week over the role of austerity in the country's...
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Chairman Bernanke Addresses the Fiscal Cliff
Read moreFederal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke held a press conference yesterday following the conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting...
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Economics of the Fiscal Cliff
Read moreOur recent paper on the fiscal cliff details the short-term or longer-term economic problems that the country will face if lawmakers either allow...
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CFR's Richard Haass: Domestic Issues, Including Debt, Key to National Security
Read moreRichard Haass, the President of the Council on Foreign Relations, argues that the biggest threat to U.S. national security might not be a continent...
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The Road to Economic Growth
Read moreThe McKinsey Global Institute recently released a report assessing the efforts of the world’s ten largest mature economies (United States, Japan...