As President Biden begins meeting with congressional leaders to resolve the debt ceiling showdown, an economist warns the consequences of a default could be dire.
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Many small island nations are struggling to protect their land from rising seas while also facing paralyzing debt.
By changing the rules around bank lending, you can make a huge cut to national debt.
An economist explains why defaulting on the national debt would result in economic crisis.
It is becoming increasingly clear that South Africa’s policymakers can no longer ignore the country’s obligations in terms of international, regional and national human rights law.
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?
Inflation, interest rates and booming mining royalties give the Morrison government scope to ignore the deficit daleks.
Borrowing to reduce unemployment and increase growth will pay for itself.
Tiny Guyana hoped to see unprecedented wealth this year as ExxonMobil’s offshore wells began pumping out crude. Instead, it got a pandemic and political strife. Other oil states are struggling, too.
The Trump administration is asking for US$850 billion in stimulus spending. Given the debt’s already at record levels, can the US afford it?
The World Bank’s latest report on Nigeria deserved closer scrutiny, just like the opinions of economic experts outside government.
Political leaders are ignoring dangerous threats to American national sovereignty, security and citizens’ peace of mind.
Although US debt may be at eye-popping levels, an economist explains why it shouldn’t keep you up at night.
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Part-Time Professor of Economics, The New School
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Deputy Chair of Business Administration, Touro University
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Finance, Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University
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Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government, Dickinson Law, Penn State
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Professor of Economics, University of Georgia
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Professor of Public Policy (retired), University of Virginia
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London
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Ph.D. Student in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
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Director, Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, and Research Professor, New York University; Tufts University
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Professor of Political Economy, University of Rome Tor Vergata
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Associate, Grattan Institute
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Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan