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CBO's regular budget publications include semiannual reports on the budget and economic outlook, annual reports analyzing the President’s budget and discussing the long-term budget picture, and a biannual set of options for reducing budget deficits. CBO also prepares cost estimates and mandate statements for nearly every bill that is reported by a Congressional committee. Numerous analytic studies provide more in-depth analysis of specific budgetary issues.

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  • H.R. 933, Consolidated and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013

    March 12, 2013

  • H.R. 933, the Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013

    March 04, 2013
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H.R. 933, the Consolidated and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013

cost estimate

March 20, 2013

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Total Factor Productivity Growth in Historical Perspective: Working Paper 2013-01

working paper

March 18, 2013

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Abstract

Robert Shackelton

This paper reviews the broad contours of total factor productivity (TFP) growth in the U.S. economy since 1870, highlighting the contribution of various technological innovations to the growth of different sectors of the economy. The paper also notes the correlation between TFP growth and improvements in general health and well-being as reflected in changes in life expectancy. Finally, the paper discusses the potential for continued growth in TFP in the future.


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  • Long-Term Implications of the 2013 Future Years Defense Program

    July 11, 2012

  • Costs of Military Pay and Benefits in the Defense Budget

    November 14, 2012

  • An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2013 Shipbuilding Plan

    July 25, 2012
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Approaches for Scaling Back the Defense Department’s Budget Plans

report

March 18, 2013

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Snapshot of Guarantees of New Residential Mortgages

posted by Susanne Mehlman on March 15, 2013

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Snapshot of Guarantees of New Residential Mortgages

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March 15, 2013


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Snapshot of the Highway Trust Fund

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March 14, 2013


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CBO Testifies on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

posted by Joyce Manchester on March 14, 2013

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Snapshot of the Highway Trust Fund

posted by Sarah Puro on March 14, 2013

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  • Policy Options for the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

    July 16, 2012

  • The Social Security Disability Insurance Program - Infographic

    July 16, 2012

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Testimony on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

report

March 14, 2013

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Snapshot of Child Nutrition Programs

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March 13, 2013


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