Pathway to Economic Growth Series: Avoiding Policies that Undercut Economic Gains with Uncertainty

Scholars at the Mercatus Center are continuously researching policies that promote economic growth. That research touches on the best ways to develop the necessary talent for growth, create an environment that encourages innovation, and the importance of continuing policies that work. This final entry in the series highlights how risks posed by uncertainty undercut economic gains.
 
Policy Areas that Undercut Economic Growth:

• Unsustainable Spending: Charts by Veronique de Rugy put the federal funding gap in perspective and explain how rising per capita spending and ever greater entitlement spending make the federal debt an impediment to growth.    
• Suspending the Debt Limit: De Rugy calls for fiscal responsibility instead of unlimited federal spending on credit. View this short video for a basic explanation of why the national debt is a serious concern.
• Unpredictable Trade Policy: Christine McDaniel finds US tariffs hurt American jobs, benefit special interests, slow economic growth, and more.
• Undermining Foreign Investment: Robert Krol presents evidence that policy uncertainty deters foreign investment, affecting wages and growth, and undermines efforts to render the business environment conducive to faster economic growth.