Government Spending
US public debt levels now exceed the size of the entire economy and are set to double by mid-century. Recent government spending has helped generate the largest surge in inflation in more than four decades. By showing that this surge will continue as long as policymakers fail to recognize its fiscal roots, Mercatus research endeavors to reignite and inform public debates on fiscal sustainability and entitlement reform.
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About the CTC Disincentive To Work | National Review
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In Praise of Argentine President Javier Milei’s Speech at the World Economic Forum at Davos | CBS Radio
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How Can We Veer Away from Crony Capitalism? | KSL-AM’s “Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson”
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Embracing Economic Freedom: Lessons from Javier Milei's World Economic Forum Address | Creators Syndicate
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Kicking the Can (Slightly) Further | The Budget Process at 50
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President Milei Is Very Different from President Trump | National Review
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Back to the Risk of 1970s Inflation Shocks That the Presidential Candidates Do Not Discuss | CBS Radio
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Candidates: Don't Let Interest Costs Derail Your Presidential Plans | Creators Syndicate
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Federal Debt and GDP | KABC radio’s “Mottek On Money”
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The National Debt Is Out of Control | Lars Larson Show
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Industrial Policy and the Administrative State | National Review
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Industrial Policy Isn’t the Way To Get a Manufacturing Boom | National Review
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Missing Workers: Seniors and Young People Without Children | National Review
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The Fiscal Hawks Were Right About Debt and Interest Rates | Reason
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The End of Policy-making | National Review
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The Infamous Old Republicrats Agree With Each Other | CBS Radio
Latest work in Government Spending
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Social Security Needs Fixing, Tax Increases on Savings Are Not the Solution
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
About the CTC Disincentive To Work | National Review
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Announcements Announcements
Mercatus Welcomes Jeremy Horpedahl as a Visiting Scholar
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Former Richmond Fed President Lacker: Reasonable To Expect 2-3 Rate Cuts This Year | CNBC
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Are the Prospects for an Effective Fiscal Commission? | The Budget Process at 50
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
In Praise of Argentine President Javier Milei’s Speech at the World Economic Forum at Davos | CBS Radio
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
How Can We Veer Away from Crony Capitalism? | KSL-AM’s “Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson”
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Embracing Economic Freedom: Lessons from Javier Milei's World Economic Forum Address | Creators Syndicate
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Kicking the Can (Slightly) Further | The Budget Process at 50
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
President Milei Is Very Different from President Trump | National Review
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Back to the Risk of 1970s Inflation Shocks That the Presidential Candidates Do Not Discuss | CBS Radio
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Candidates: Don't Let Interest Costs Derail Your Presidential Plans | Creators Syndicate
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Federal Debt and GDP | KABC radio’s “Mottek On Money”
- | Government Spending Government Spending
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The National Debt Is Out of Control | Lars Larson Show
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Industrial Policy and the Administrative State | National Review
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Industrial Policy Isn’t the Way To Get a Manufacturing Boom | National Review
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Missing Workers: Seniors and Young People Without Children | National Review
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- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Fiscal Hawks Were Right About Debt and Interest Rates | Reason
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The End of Policy-making | National Review
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