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  • The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023

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  • Choices for Deficit Reduction

    November 08, 2012

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Macroeconomic Effects of Alternative Budgetary Paths

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February 5, 2013

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Baseline Economic Forecast—February 2013 Baseline Projections

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February 5, 2013

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Estimates of Potential GDP and the Related Unemployment Rate, January 1991 to February 2013

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February 5, 2013

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Key Assumptions in Projecting Potential GDP—February 2013 Baseline

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February 5, 2013

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CBO's Economic Forecasting Record: 2013 Update

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January 17, 2013

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The “Fiscal Cliff” Deal

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January 4, 2013


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S. 3637, a bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, and for other purposes

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December 10, 2012

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    April 22, 2010

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  • Policies for Increasing Economic Growth and Employment in 2012 and 2013

    November 15, 2011

  • Economic Effects of Policies Contributing to Fiscal Tightening in 2013

    November 08, 2012
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Unemployment Insurance in the Wake of the Recent Recession

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November 28, 2012

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CBO Releases a Report on Unemployment Insurance

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November 28, 2012


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Using Analytic Models and Communicating Their Findings

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November 28, 2012

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