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To enhance its work for the Congress, CBO is looking for new research on how borrowers would respond to changes in repayment plans for student loans, and how sponsors of pension plans would respond to changes in government pension insurance.
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This blog post explains how CBO assesses the macroeconomic effects of changes in federal spending for research and development. It also highlights areas in which additional research would enhance CBO’s capacity to evaluate such spending.
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How CBO Analyzes the Economic Effects of Changes in Federal Subsidies for Education and Job Training
This blog post explains how CBO analyzes the economic effects of federal subsidies for education and job training. It provides information on the basis for CBO’s estimates and the research that informs them.
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Last month, Members of the House Budget Committee asked CBO how federal policy might affect productivity. This blog post provides additional information on how changes to federal policy might boost innovation and productivity.
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CBO examined 28 options that encompass a broad range of discretionary programs. About a third of the options would affect defense programs; the rest are for nondefense programs.
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The 23 options related to mandatory spending would generally decrease the amount paid to beneficiaries, redefine the population that is entitled to benefits of various programs, or reduce payments to state and local governments.
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The Federal Pell Grant Program was created to improve the access of low-income students to postsecondary education. CBO analyst Nabeel Alsalam discusses spending on the program and possible policy changes.
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Under current law, starting on July 1, the interest rate on new subsidized student loans will rise from the 3.4 percent in effect this year to 6.8 percent. During the past few days, CBO has released cost estimates for House and Senate bills that would delay that increase for one year. CBO’s estimates for the proposed legislation can be found here:
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In 2009, about 39 million foreign-born people lived in the United States, making up more than 12 percent of the U.S. populationthe largest share since 1920. Naturalized citizens (foreign-born people who have fulfilled the requirements of U.S. citizenship) accounted for about 17 million of the total. Noncitizens (foreign-born people authorized to live and work in the United States either temporarily or permanently and people who are not authorized to live or work in the United States) accounted for about 22 million of the total.
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People born in other countries are a growing presence in the U.S. labor force. In 2009, more than 1 in 7 people in the U.S. labor force were born elsewhere; 15 years earlier, only 1 in 10 was foreign born. About 40 percent of the foreign-born labor force in 2009 was from Mexico and Central America, and more than 25 percent was from Asia.