What awaits the Department of Government Efficiency? ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø experts on prospects for a radical new initiative
January 15, 2025
ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Authors
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Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Public Policy; Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor
Professor of the Practice of Public Policy, ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø; Professor of the Practice of Economics, FAS
Abstract
Trying to reduce federal budget deficits by increasing the efficiency of federal operations is an appealing idea. However, greater efficiency alone would make only a small difference in the wide gap between federal spending and revenues.
Citation
Dynan, Karen, and Doug Elmendorf. "Don’t look to efficiency for big deficit reductions." What awaits the Department of Government Efficiency? ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø experts on prospects for a radical new initiative, January 15, 2025.