#Fiscal

Julian Jessop

julianHjessop

FWIW, I’m relatively relaxed about the fiscal costs of #Covid: borrowing will drop sharply as the economy recovers, the #debt burden is manageable, and there’s no need for #austerity to

Agustin Redonda

aredonda

My latest post with Sanjeev Gupta (@CGDev) "#COVID19 and Seizing the Opportunity for Reforming #Tax Expenditures in Africa" is available https://www.cepweb.org/covid-19-and-seizing-the-opportunity-for-reforming-tax-expenditures-in

Paul Gambles

PaulGambles2

Some great insights from Chris Lees @JOHCMUKThere's no historical precedent for investors to follow this time, because this is the 1st ever recession caused by govs telling citizens to stay

Janet French

Jantafrench

Almost seven months ago, the federal Liberal government committed $3 billion to top up the wages of frontline workers during the pandemic. Provinces had to match a third of the

Daniela Gabor

DanielaGabor

remember those massive central bank purchases of governments bonds & 'we're here to close spreads' last year?my new report 'Revolution without revolutionaries: the return of monetary financing' argues we live

Kevin Depew

KevinDepew

most of us have never dealt with inflation in our professional lifetimes, either on household or business side. sure there have been exogenous events -- tusnami, for example, and periodic

Shirley Tillotson

stillots1

It is the dismal duty of historians to recount periodic reinventions of the wheel. Juggling tax powers across jurisdictions is one such wheel. And yes, I think there’s a lesson

David Andolfatto

dandolfa

What's wrong with this article? "Financial repression is seen as a strong option for paying down debts accumulated by governments during the pandemic, but it isn’t without its costs and

Daniela Gabor

DanielaGabor

now that the S/B duo and other New Keynesians worry about pent-up demand, excess savings & inflationI am reminded of similar debate, won by 'excess savings' crowd, with disastrous consequences

Samantha Waxman

waxmansd

Lawmakers should tap their rainy day funds to preserve spending in state budgets that supports families and state economies in a time of crisis. Not doing so will likely make

Jason Furman

jasonfurman

I did a talk in the excellent @MarkusEconomist Academy series yesterday on “Do Debt and Deficits Matter Anymore.” You can watch the video, see the slides, or read this longish

Elise Gould

eliselgould

Jobs day will likely reveal a false start to the recovery.The increasing spread of COVID-19 and the upcoming fiscal fiscal cliff point to long lasting economic pain.https://www.epi.org/blog/what-to-watch-on-jobs-day-a-false-start-to-the-rec

Julie Roginsky

julieroginsky

Now that this election is in the bag, let me discuss something I think Dems might benefit from:In 2015, before Trump rode down the golden escalator, a client of mine

Jared Wesley

DrJaredWesley

With Alberta about to embark on a constitutional referendum in less than a year, it's important to understand what's at stake (and what's not). This gambit isn't about the equalization

Hugo Pienaar

hugopien

If other SA provinces had capable public servants like WC largely seems to have & used time to prepare for virus surge, wonder if we would have banned alcohol &

Richard Florida

Richard_Florida

1. A quick little riff on remote work in light of all the news speculation about finance/ VC moving to Miami etc etc etc. 2. First, I think that the

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