Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller said, “I just want to remind people, inflation is a tax on economic activity, and the higher that tax, the more it suppresses economic…
584 viewsCongressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel and other economists talked about U.S. fiscal policy at the National Association for Business Economics' (NABE) annual conference.…
252 viewsActing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke about inflation, the job market, and the post-pandemic economic recovery during remarks delivered at a conference hosted by the National…
6,496 viewsCecilia Rouse, the chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, spoke about the Biden administration’s economic policy agenda during the National Association for Business…
192 viewsRaphael Bostic, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank president and CEO, spoke about uncertainty in the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine conflict. He made his remarks at the…
283 viewsActing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke about inflation, the job market, and the post-COVID-19 pandemic economic recovery during remarks at a National Association for Business Economics…
994 viewsFederal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard took part in a National Association for Business Economics (NABE) discussion on the U.S. economy with. Topics included the COVID-19 pandemic’s…
226 viewsPolicy analysts discussed economic and fiscal trends at an annual conference hosted by the National Association for Business Economics. Topics included global financial stability and…
255 viewsWhite House economic officials and fiscal policy experts talked about economic growth, the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on economies, and global fiscal policy at a series of panel…
348 viewsPanelists talked about the monetary policies that had helped and hindered economic growth in recent years. They focused on the tacks federal officials might take in the coming months to stimulate further…
367 viewsPeter Navarro gave the opening keynote address at an economic policy conference hosted by the National Association for Business Economics. After his speech he participated in a moderated…
2,830 viewsNeel Kashkari, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and former assistant treasury secretary during the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, compared current financial industry…
275 viewsAngus Deaton spoke about his work and reflections on health and economic inequality. He presented information on global poverty rate trends and how various health and education factors across racial…
770 viewsThe National Association for Business Economics held their annual policy conference in Washington, DC. This portion features presentations from two economists and a discussion on productivity over the…
285 viewsPanelists that included former Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Elmendorf talked about fiscal and budgetary policy. They focused on tax, immigration, and health care policies set by…
325 viewsDonald Trump presidential campaign adviser Stephen Moore and Hillary Clinton adviser Gene Sperling debated the economic policy proposals of their candidates. The two were asked a series of…
1,344 viewsThomas Hoenig talked about the status of financial markets. He said “too big to fail” banks still threatened the global economy and that top executives at the largest banks did not…
265 viewsPanelists talked about the potential economic benefits of immigration reform. The described scenarios that increase economic growth, more jobs, and more workers supporting a growing retired…
671 viewsPanelists talked about the status of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Dan Durham said that repealing or delaying the health care law’s individual mandate would be a bad idea.…
390 viewsAlice Rivlin and Douglas Holtz-Eakin debated a Congressional Budget Office report finding that raising the minimum wage would cost jobs. Ms. Rivlin was in support of raising minimum wage regardless of…
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