U.S. Economy

Blog Posts

A general view of the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, February 9, 2023. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

FixGov

Why is federal spending so hard to cut? —There’s a right way and a wrong way

Elaine Kamarck

Monday, March 13, 2023

Housing Markets & Finance

Forum on the future of the Federal Home Loan Bank system: Highlights

Aaron Klein, Cornelius Hurley, and Harrison Fregeau

Friday, March 10, 2023

Cleveland, Ohio, USA downtown skyline on the Cuyahoga River at dusk.

The Avenue

The American Rescue Plan, two years later: Analyzing local governments’ efforts at equitable, transformative change

Lavea Brachman and Glencora Haskins

Thursday, March 9, 2023

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Events

BPEA Spring 2023 conference

1:00 PM - Friday Mar 31, 2023 12:45 PM EDT

USMCA: Building more integrated, resilient, and secure North American supply chains

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

The Sadie Collective annual research reception

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

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Related Books

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity: Fall 2019

Edited by Janice C. Eberly and James H. Stock

2020

Unlocking Africa’s Business Potential

By Landry Signé

2020

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity: Spring 2019

Edited by Janice C. Eberly and James H. Stock

2019

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Experts

Daniel K. Tarullo

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy

William G. Gale

The Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Director - Retirement Security Project

Co-Director - Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

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Aaron Klein

Miriam K. Carliner Chair - Economic Studies

Senior Fellow - Center on Regulation and Markets

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Multimedia

Number Nine Steakhouse, Eagle Butte, South Dakota (photo by and courtesy of Alissa Benoist)

Podcast Episode

Connecting to family, community, and heritage in Eagle Butte, South Dakota

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Image of US Treasury Department website with definition of the debt limit, next to some 100 dollar bills.

Podcast Episode

What’s happening with the debt ceiling (again)?

Wendy Edelberg, William G. Gale, Molly E. Reynolds, David Wessel, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

People walk past the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S. January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Podcast Episode

The politics of the debt ceiling debate in Congress

Molly E. Reynolds and David Dollar

Monday, January 23, 2023

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More on U.S. Economy

Hutchins Roundup: Monetary policy and financial crises, pandemic-era wages, and more

Elijah Asdourian, Alexander Conner, Nasiha Salwati, and David Wessel

Thursday, March 9, 2023

What works in workforce development—and how can it work better?

Brent Orrell, Greg Wright, Harry Holzer, Rachel Lipson, and David Deming

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Hutchins Roundup: Bank relationships, soda tax revenues, and more

Elijah Asdourian, James Lee, Louise Sheiner, and Lorae Stojanovic

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., addresses the House of Representatives after winning the 15th ballot to become Speaker of the House in the early morning hours of the fifth day of the 118th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, January 07, 2023. (Photo by Craig Hudson/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Proposed FairTax rate would add trillions to deficits over 10 years

William G. Gale and Kyle Pomerleau

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Students and pedestrians walk near Healy Hall at Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 26, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. As the 2020-2021 school year comes to a close, colleges and universities across the country are making announcements about vaccine requirements for the upcoming academic year Georgetown University recently announced it will require vaccines for all graduate and undergraduate students returning to campus in the Fall. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Inflation affects the price of everything—including a college education

Phillip Levine

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

USMCA Forward 2023 – Introduction

Joshua P. Meltzer and Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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Reports

BPEA Spring 2023 conference

USMCA: Building more integrated, resilient, and secure North American supply chains

The Sadie Collective annual research reception

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy

The Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Director - Retirement Security Project

Co-Director - Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

Miriam K. Carliner Chair - Economic Studies

Senior Fellow - Center on Regulation and Markets