House to vote on budget to prevent shutdown
Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September comes up for a vote.
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What does the House-passed budget resolution mean?
The House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget resolution last month that included a framework for trillions of dollars of tax cuts and government spending cuts.
Don’t look to efficiency for big deficit reductions
Trying to reduce federal budget deficits by increasing the efficiency of federal operations is an appealing idea.
Second-Best Amendment: Market Power and Tax Design in the Firearms Industry
This paper studies the roles of market power and taxes in determining market surplus and social welfare in the U.S. consumer firearms industry.
Fiscal policy and the pandemic-era surge in US inflation: Lessons for the future
In the United States, massive fiscal expansion during the pandemic protected households and helped to return output and unemployment nearly to pre-pandemic expectations by the end of 2021—a sharp cont
Supply Chain Management: A Public Sector Perspective
This book provides practical insight into how to improve the effectiveness, resilience, and agility of supply chain operation in the public domain.
International Lending in War and Peace
We study international capital flows across 200 years.
Dynamic scoring: A progress report on why, when, and how
Information provided to Congress about the economic and budgetary effects of proposed legislation could be expanded and improved if further investments were made in modeling and experience at Congress
Review of The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
Martin Wolf begins The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism by observing: “As the Cold War ended, in 1989, many agreed … that the Western synthesis of liberal democracy with the free market had won a decis
Associations Between Annual Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Loss and Prescription Drug Spending and Use
Question: How frequently do beneficiaries lose Medicare Part D low-income subsidies (LIS), and is this associated with drug affordability and use? Findings: In this cohort study from 2007 to 2018, ap
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