Research and Commentary

Comments on the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Special Committee on Aging

December 8, 2011, Henry J. Aaron

Will the Super Committee Hit Congress Hard?

November 22, 2011, Isabel V. Sawhill

Living in "Interesting" Times: Health Policy in 2011

November 16, 2011, Henry J. Aaron

Web Chat: The Fate of Obama's Jobs Plan

October 26, 2011, Gary Burtless

Does America Need More Lawyers?

September 28, 2011, Clifford Winston

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Web Chat: Another Congressional Budget Crisis

September 28, 2011, Bill Frenzel

On the President’s Recommendations to the Joint Select Committee

September 19, 2011, William G. Gale

Around the Halls: President Obama's Deficit Reduction Plan and the Super Committee

September 19, 2011, Bill Frenzel, William A. Galston, Thomas E. Mann, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Isabel V. Sawhill

@ Brookings Podcast: The Budget Deal Won’t Solve Long-Term Deficit Problem

September 16, 2011, William G. Gale

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How the U.S. Government Should Stabilize and Reduce National Debt

August 23, 2011, Bill Frenzel

Web Chat: The Day After the Debt Limit Deadline

August 3, 2011, Ron Haskins

What Is Next for the U.S. Economy, Post-Debt Ceiling Debate?

August 2, 2011, Karen Dynan

Good News and Bad News in Debt Limit Deal

August 1, 2011, William G. Gale

Optimism in the Debt Ceiling Chicken Game

July 29, 2011, Bill Frenzel

Around the Halls: The Debt Limit Clock Runs Out

July 29, 2011, William G. Gale, William A. Galston, Bruce Katz, Robert C. Pozen, Jonathan Rauch, Alice M. Rivlin and Isabel V. Sawhill

The Budget Crisis of 2011: The View from 2021

July 22, 2011, Ron Haskins

Around the Halls: Forging a Compromise on the Debt Limit

July 22, 2011, Bill Frenzel, William G. Gale, William A. Galston, Tracy Gordon, Ron Haskins, Kavita Patel, Robert C. Pozen and Jonathan Rauch

From Chicken Game to Constitutional Crisis: The Debt Ceiling Debate

July 18, 2011, Bill Frenzel

Social Security Reconsidered

June 2011, Henry J. Aaron

Help Wanted: A Left-of-Obama Voice on the Federal Budget

April 13, 2011, Isabel V. Sawhill

How Prediction Markets can Save Event Studies

April 7, 2011, Erik Snowberg, Justin Wolfers and Eric Zitzewitz

Economic Repercussions of a Government Shutdown: Positives and Negatives

April 6, 2011, Martin Neil Baily

The Ryan Budget: Voodoo Economics Redux

April 6, 2011, Isabel V. Sawhill

Web Chat: Congress, the Federal Budget and U.S. Debt

April 6, 2011, Isabel V. Sawhill

Web Chat: First Anniversary of the Health Care Law

March 23, 2011, Kavita Patel