New reports from the Congressional Research Service on topics of economic policy include the following (all pdf).
“Boosting U.S. Exports: Selected Issues for Congress,” July 21, 2011
“Economic Recovery: Sustaining U.S. Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy,” July 18, 2011
“Inflation: Causes, Costs, and Current Status,” July 26, 2011
“Treasury Securities and the U.S. Sovereign Credit Default Swap Market,” July 25, 2011
“The Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF): State Insolvency and Federal Loans to States,” July 8, 2011
“Can Contractionary Fiscal Policy Be Expansionary?,” June 6, 2011
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