A History of the US Deficit, Why We Shouldn't Cut Entitlements, and More

April 10, 2018

Sarai Ramirez, from the New York Institute for Special Education, swings while waiting for the annual Eastern Athletic Association for the Blind track and field tournament to begin at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts May 16, 2015. Over 80 student athletes who are blind or visually impaired from five different schools for the blind in the eastern United States participated in the event. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - GF10000097275

Who is underrepresented in special education?

Analyzing new data from the National Survey of Children’s Health, Nora Gordon finds a striking difference in special education participation rates for students born outside of the United States.

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A trader counts his money on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 7, 2008. U.S. government debt prices fell sharply after the Fed's announcement it would create a facility to buy commercial paper, in a move to help a market that is widely used by many companies to fund day-to-day business operations. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES) - RTX9AUI

Listen: What you need to know about the federal deficit and debt

David Wessel

In his latest economic update, David Wessel discusses some of the facts and falsehoods about the U.S. deficit and puts today’s debt level in a historical context.

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A debt crisis is coming, but don't blame entitlements

Martin Neil Baily, Jason Furman, Alan B. Krueger, Laura D’Andrea Tyson, and Janet L. Yellen

Six former chairs of the White House Council of Economic Advisers explain how arguments in favor of cutting social programs to close the growing federal budget gap are misguided and would take the United States in the wrong direction.

Monetary Policy

As John C. Williams joins the New York Federal Reserve, a look at his contributions at Brookings. San Francisco Fed President John C. Williams was recently announced to head the Federal Reserve’s largest branch in New York. Over the years, he has joined Brookings to discuss the Fed’s inflation target, response to the financial crisis, and more.

Employment

March Nor’easters slow employment growth. Jonathan Wright finds that part of the slow jobs growth in March was due to the colder- and snowier-than-normal weather.

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