Dynamic Analysis
- Presentation
CBO’s Assessment of the Long-Term Budget Outlook and Its Approach to Dynamic Analysis
Presentation by Wendy Edelberg, an Associate Director for Economic Analysis at CBO, at the Australian Treasury Research Institute's conference, Modelling for Public Policy Analysis: Emerging Trends and Future Directions.
- Presentation
The Macroeconomic and Budgetary Effects of Federal Investment
Presentation by Wendy Edelberg, an Associate Director for Economic Analysis at CBO, at the National Bureau of Economic Research conference, Economics of Infrastructure Investment.
- Report
The 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook
If current laws remained generally unchanged, the United States would face steadily increasing federal budget deficits and debt over the next 30 years—reaching the highest level of debt relative to GDP ever experienced in this country.
- Report
The Macroeconomic and Budgetary Effects of Federal Investment
Federal investment in physical capital, education, and research and development boosts private-sector productivity gradually. The overall macroeconomic and budgetary effects of federal investment depend on how that spending is financed.
- Report
A Macroeconomic Analysis of the President’s 2017 Budget
The President’s budget proposals would make U.S. output larger over the next decade than it would be under current law—mostly by changing immigration laws. The economic effects would affect the budget in ways that would reduce deficits.
- Report
Budgetary and Economic Outcomes Under Paths for Federal Revenues and Noninterest Spending Specified by Chairman Price, March 2016
Under budgetary paths (not particular policies) specified by Chairman Price, the budget would show a surplus in 2026. In comparison with CBO's extended baseline, economic output would be lower in the next few years but higher after 2020.
- Presentation
Dynamic Analysis at CBO
Presentation by Wendy Edelberg, an Associate Director for Economic Analysis at CBO, at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, as passed by the Senate on December 3, 2015, and following enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 3762, as passed by the Senate on December 3, 2015, and following enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
- Cost Estimate
Budgetary Effects of H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, as Passed by the Senate on December 3, 2015
Letter to the Honorable Mike Enzi regarding the budgetary effects of H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, as passed by the Senate on December 3, 2015
- Blog Post
Explaining the Basis of CBO’s Findings
To enhance the transparency of CBO’s work, the agency regularly provides information about the methods and calculations underlying its estimates.