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Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 September 28, 2008
9/11 Health and Compensation Act September 27, 2008
Net budget cost of Treasury proposal September 26, 2008
Troubled Asset Relief Act and insolvencies September 25, 2008 An article in today's Washington Post suggests that in testimony yesterday, I argued that the proposed Troubled Asset Relief Act of 2008 "could actually worsen the financial crisis" by forcing institutions to recognize new losses on their balance sheets through the sale of assets to the government and by revealing some of those same institutions to be insolvent. This is not fully accurate, and some clarification is in order.
House Budget Testimony on Financial Markets September 24, 2008
Climate Change at Ways and Means September 18, 2008
Lecture on health care policy at Stanford September 16, 2008
Auto loans redux September 16, 2008
U.S. Policy Regarding Pandemic-Influenza Vaccines September 15, 2008
Government loans for auto manufacturers September 12, 2008
Recommended readings from the Journal of Economic Perspectives September 11, 2008 Tim Taylor has always struck me as wise. And not just because of this section from his most recent "Recommendations for Further Reading" in The Journal of Economic Perspectives: CBO and the Health Care System Our national debate over reform of the nations health care system would be vastly improved if all participants familiarized themselves with recent Congressional Budget Office reports on the subject. Here are some examples: The Long-Term Outlook for Health Care Spending describes factors that will drive health care costs over the next 75 years.
Update to the budget and economic outlook September 9, 2008
Monthly Budget Review September 5, 2008