March 11, 2022
Today, I spoke about the budgetary effects of higher inflation and interest rates in a panel discussion at the American Enterprise Institute's World Forum. I talked about many of the same issues that I discussed last week in a letter to Senator Mike Crapo. I also spoke about CBO's budget and economic analysis during the pandemic and the budgetary effects of two major laws enacted during the pandemic.
Later this month, I will discuss similar issues at conferences run by the National Association for Business Economics and the Brookings Institution and in a presentation at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Phillip L. Swagel is CBO's Director.