FISCAL BLOG

A key part of the Biden administration’s policy agenda in 2021 relates to our nation’s energy policy, and in particular, there have been important debates among policymakers about how we use the tax code to incentivize economically and environmentally beneficial behavior.

Components of a large legislative package — that could carry a price tag of as much as $3.5 trillion — is now being debated in the House of Representatives.

Over the next 10 years, the cumulative deficit would total $13.9 trillion if the President’s policies were carried out.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting monetary policy response, short-term interest rates are currently near zero and longer-term rates are historically low.

Infrastructure investment has important impacts on the economy, and this piece examines the economic effects that could be expected from the bipartisan physical infrastructure plan that is currently being debated.

The continued economic recovery, fueled by consumer spending, brought economic output back to its pre-pandemic level just a year after the worst economic contraction ever recorded.

The rising national debt carries substantial costs today and poses an even greater toll on America’s future.

A key provision of the ARP advances half of the expected credit for 2021 in periodic payments, which have now begun.

Adjustments to the U.S. corporate income tax system could influence the level of domestic investment, economic growth, and hiring; such adjustments would also alter the amount of revenues collected by the federal government, which would have an effect on the nation’s fiscal outlook.

While the United States does not currently have a nationwide free college program, a number of such initiatives have been proposed in the past few years.