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It’s not always the case that poorer citizens want more public spending and richer people want less.
Congress passed and the president signed the deal just days before the US was expected to default on its debt.
If the US fails to increase its debt ceiling by June 1, it could be forced into an embarrassing – and hugely costly – default on its obligations.
Reading economic news can be confusing. Here’s how to understand what the news is – and isn’t – telling you.
Central banks are raising interest rates to tame inflation, but 2023 will increasingly turn a technical decision into a political challenge.
Politicisation of taxpayer-funded advertising is wasteful and creates an uneven playing field in elections.
Our panel of academics responds to the UK government’s latest economic plans.
Rishi Sunak is taking over as UK prime minister from Liz Truss during very difficult economic times.
The government knows 2022 is going to be tough for voters.
A new analysis shows how government policy led to thousands more overcrowded households in the years ahead of the pandemic.
Republicans and Democrats have negotiated a draft deal that may avert a financial crisis, but why does the US have a debt ceiling in the first place?
It’s awfully hard to wrap your mind around a sum that large. But converting it to a more bite-size representation can affect a voter’s willingness to support government spending.
The campaign shows promise. But it’s not clear if it will preempt and respond to people’s concern about vaccine safety.
Spending decisions can often be explained by looking at who voted for the party in government.
Congress is spending trillions of dollars trying to rescue the US economy and support workers and businesses. Can America afford it? ‘No sweat,’ according to modern monetary theory.
State and local government jobs are being axed, public schools won’t get money the state planned to send them, and fire and police departments budgets are being slashed. All because of the pandemic.
Canada’s federal deficit has ballooned as Ottawa spends billions in response to the coronavirus pandemic. An economist explains why the massive spending will not harm Canadians in the future.
Why most debt and deficit projections are still way too upbeat.
In the aftermath of the election, what is striking about many of the policy positions of Canada’s federal parties is their timidity, especially when it comes to climate change.
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Part-Time Professor of Economics, The New School
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Finance, Harvard Kennedy School
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