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Aug 13, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Economics

CBO Releases New Economic Projections

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Jul 27, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics

Growth Just Hit 4.1 Percent – Don't Expect It To Last

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Aug 13, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Economics

CBO Releases New Economic Projections

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released new ten-year economic projections today, updating its projections from April. The latest...
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Jul 30, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes| Economics

Has the Recent Economic Boom Offset 88% of the Cost of the Tax Cut?

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed shared by the House Ways and Means Committee, Mike Solon of US Policy Metrics makes the argument that thanks to...
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Jul 27, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics

Growth Just Hit 4.1 Percent – Don't Expect It To Last

The Bureau of Economic Analysis today released its initial estimate that the economy grew at a 4.1 percent annualized rate in the second ...
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Jul 10, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics

Does CBO "Expect the TCJA to Significantly Boost" the Economy in 2018?

UPDATE: The FRBSF paper has been corrected to remove the erroneous claim that CBO’s growth estimates are well in excess of theirs. The below fact...
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Jun 29, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes| Economics

The Deficit Is Not "Coming Down Rapidly"

This morning, White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow appeared on Fox Business and made the following claim (emphasis added...
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Jun 1, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Economics

CBO Economic Forecasts Are Similar to the Consensus, Unlike OMB

The Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) analysis of the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget found that the President's policies would still...
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May 30, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Economics

Can America Sustain the Recent Economic Boost?

Key Takeaways: The good news is that the economy is doing well; however, this is unlikely to turn into sustained growth at the same rate. Short-...
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May 14, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Economics

It Would Take Nearly Unprecedented Economic Growth to Balance the Budget

Increased economic growth has often been cited as a solution to our fiscal problems or as a way to offset deficit-increasing legislation....
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Apr 20, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes| Economics

Is CBO "Always Wrong" Because It Doesn't Understand Growth?

In dismissing projected trillion-dollar deficits, National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow recently claimed that one should "never believe the...
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