They lurk behind the congressional discussions of fiscal policy, from this week's debt ceiling vote to the fiscal cliff fiasco earlier this month, yet lawmakers rarely speak of them. They are the ...

In simple terms, fiscal policy is about government (especially federal) spending, tax policy, and government financing (deficits). With a presidential election on tap, small business owners will pay ...

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Election Day has arrived, and American voters are set to determine whether former President Trump or Vice President Harris will win the presidency, with the victor set to face a host of fiscal policy ...

Since the Global Financial Crisis, fiscal policy in advanced economies has become more “active” – that is, increasingly unresponsive to rising debt levels. This paper explores tensions between active ...

Major policy shifts underway have heightened global uncertainty. The series of recent tariff announcements by the United States, and countermeasures by other countries have increased financial market ...