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Glenn Hubbard, a former economic adviser to President George W. Bush, argues that President Obama’s push for higher taxes and more regulation is exactly the wrong thing to do to improve the …

The National Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform held a public meeting on the outlook for the national debt and ways in which deficit reduction might impact the U.S. economy. Witne…

Witnesses testified on the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and its impact on the federal budget and debt. They also focused on economic stimulus proposals, deficit reduction, foreign …

The Economist held its first “The World In” conference, featuring predictions about the trends and events that will shape 2010. Austan Goolsbee and Carmen Reinhart spoke about the state of t…

Carmen Reinhart talked about the book she co-wrote, This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly (Princeton University Press; October 1, 2009). In the book they argue that the …

Carmen Reinhart talked about her recent studies, co-authored with Harvard Economics Professor Kenneth Rogoff, that examine financial crises and subsequent recoveries since World War II, and …

Carmen Reinhart explained how the current situation in U.S. financial markets is affecting the global market, and the impact of Congressional action or inaction. She also talked about bailou…