Government Spending
Expert Commentary
April 3, 2019

Excessive debt is already taking a toll on GDP

Chicago Tribune

Thomas Grennes

Emeritus Professor of Economics, North Carolina State University

Mehmet Caner

Professor of Economics, North Carolina State University

Thomas Grennes and Mehmet Caner discuss the effect of the US government's debt on GDP growth.

Read it at the Chicago Tribune.

Debt and Deficits

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