At a recent Brookings event to discuss the government’s role in the U.S. residential mortgage market, Alice Rivlin said that at this moment in our economic history, we should shift the emphasis away from housing and instead be focused on increasing productivity growth and broader sharing of the fruits of that growth across income groups.
Economic Indicators
Inflation and the gap between economic performance and economic perceptions
Commentary
Thoughtful Reform to U.S. Housing Policy
February 18, 2011