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Josh Bivens talked about the debt limit negotiations and the impact of a potential default on working Americans.

American Enterprise Institute’s Jospeh Antos and Economic Policy Institute’s Josh Bivens discussed the role health care policy is playing in Campaign 2020.

National Taxpayers Union’s Pete Sepp and Economic Policy Institute’s Josh Bivens talked about the 2019 tax filing season and impact of the 2017 tax law.

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) delivered remarks at the “Building a High Wage America” summit co-hosted by the Economic Policy Institute and the Centur…

Economists talked about a new study on the decline in manufacturing jobs. They addressed various factors including automation, trade and domestic outsourcing, as well as the trends in comput…

Josh Bivens and Dan Griswold talked about the economic policy decisions of the Obama administration and the impact they’ve had on job creation, unemployment, wages, and the federal debt.

Josh Bivens talked about his recent Economic Policy Institute report on U.S. economic recovery. He asserted that Republican policymakers are to blame for what he said is one of the slowest e…

Matthias Doepke and Veronika Selezneva presented their paper on the impact of monetary policy on the distribution of wealth across households, “Distributional Effects of Monetary Policy,” wh…

Economists presented three papers the effect on inequality of the practice of “quantitative easing,” a policy in which the Federal Reserve purchases bonds in order to stimulate the economy. …

Michael Tanner and Josh Bivens talked about unemployment insurance and how it could be affected during “fiscal cliff” negotiations. This program was part of a “Washington Journal” series loo…

Economic experts talked about their recommended solutions for the “fiscal cliff,” impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress fails to reach a new budget agreement…

Witnesses testified about a proposed emission rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The rule, known as the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) for utilities would set n…

Economists Josh Bivens and Kevin Hassett talked about President Obama’s jobs proposal. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included infrastructure pr…

Participants talked about the future of the Federal Reserve and its role in shaping the U.S. economy. The event included panel discussions on the Federal Reserve’s role in promoting economic…