Risk of a Fiscal Crisis

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CBO evaluates the effects of estimated future deficits and growing federal debt on U.S. economic growth, the flexibility of future fiscal policy, and the risk of a sudden fiscal crisis.

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Immigrants in the Labor Market

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CBO's updated report on the role of immigrants in the U.S. labor market focuses on the skills that the foreign-born bring to the market, their education, the types of jobs they hold, and their earnings.

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Social Security Disability Insurance: Participation Trends and Their Fiscal Implications

Social Security Disability Insurance

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Since 1970, the number of people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits has more than tripled because of changes in characteristics of the population, in federal policy, and in opportunities for employment.

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