About 40 million foreign-born people now live in the United States, accounting for about 13 percent of the total population.
May 2013
CBO learns from many outside experts. Part of that learning comes through its Panel of Economic Advisers, which consists of distinguished economists with diverse areas of expertise. Today CBO announces the current members of that panel.
CBO plans to release its updated 10-year baseline budget projections on Tuesday, May 14. The agency’s analysis of the budgetary outlook under the President’s proposals will be available on CBO’s website Friday afternoon, May 17.
The federal government ran a budget deficit of $489 billion in the first seven months of fiscal year 2013 (that is, from October 2012 through April 2013), according to CBO’s estimates.
Director Doug Elmendorf briefly describes his presentation to an economics class at Harvard University on April 26 and features his slides in case you missed their original posting on CBO’s website.
How do CBO’s projections of federal receipts and expenditures in the national income and product accounts compare with CBO’s baseline projections of revenues and outlays in the federal budget?
CBO wrote a letter to House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan about how the agency analyzes the economic effects of changes in immigration policy.
CBO examined three options for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to use principal forgiveness for certain underwater borrowers. How would those options affect the number of mortgage defaults, the federal budget, and the overall economy?