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Friday 3 CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY Reuters/Jessica Rinaldi - A customer pays at a Target store in Dallas The Outlook for Consumer Spending and the Broader Economic Recovery Karen Dynan, October 29, 2009 How long will the economic recovery take? Karen Dynan, vice president and co-director of Economic Studies, testified before the Joint Economic Committee that there is a great deal of uncertainty about the strength and speed of the nation’s recovery, with gradual expansion being the most likely economic scenario. She says that consumer spending is likely to grow modestly over the next few years because of weak income growth, higher saving and lower borrowing. Policymakers have options to bolster the recovery but they should be mindful of the long-run costs, particularly in terms of the budget deficit, she says. U.S. Economy, U.S. Economic Growth The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a series of hearings this week on climate change legislation, including provisions for cap-and-trade. Adele Morris discusses the likely distributional implications of a U.S. cap-and-trade system, explaining how policymakers can manage these implications by altering the way in which allowances or allowance revenues are distributed throughout the broader economy. Q&A VIDEO The Stock Market Crash and Our Current Recession Alice M. Rivlin Today marks 80 years since the Wall Street crash of 1929 that was one cause of the Great Depression. Alice Rivlin says the 1929 crash led to the creation of the financial and social safety net measures that have helped prevent today's economic crisis from being a full-blown depression. More Videos Around the Halls: Is the Recession Over? The nation appears to have entered a fragile state of recovery, with the worst recession since the 1930s at an end. After four straight quarters of contracting economic activity, the Commerce Department reported this morning that the economy grew in the third quarter of 2009, fueled by government spending on cars and homes. Experts from around the halls of Brookings responded to this news. Faith in Common Standards Not Enough Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst and Michelle Croft, October 29, 2009 In a recent Brown Center Letter on Education, Don’t Forget Curriculum, we concluded that the effects of curriculum on student achievement are larger, more certain, and less expensive than the effects of popular reforms such as common standards, charter schools, and reconstituting the teacher workforce. We recommended that curriculum have a prominent place in the education reform agenda. Around the Halls: Is the Recession Over? Comments (0) Europe The European Union’s Eastern Partnership, Energy Security and U.S.-EU Cooperation November 02, 2009 MILITARY TECHNOLOGYA Revolution Once More: Unmanned Systems and the Middle East Peter W. Singer, October 29, 2009 EDUCATIONFaith in Common Standards Not Enough Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst and Michelle Croft, October 29, 2009
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Karen Dynan, October 29, 2009
How long will the economic recovery take? Karen Dynan, vice president and co-director of Economic Studies, testified before the Joint Economic Committee that there is a great deal of uncertainty about the strength and speed of the nation’s recovery, with gradual expansion being the most likely economic scenario. She says that consumer spending is likely to grow modestly over the next few years because of weak income growth, higher saving and lower borrowing. Policymakers have options to bolster the recovery but they should be mindful of the long-run costs, particularly in terms of the budget deficit, she says.
U.S. Economy, U.S. Economic Growth
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a series of hearings this week on climate change legislation, including provisions for cap-and-trade. Adele Morris discusses the likely distributional implications of a U.S. cap-and-trade system, explaining how policymakers can manage these implications by altering the way in which allowances or allowance revenues are distributed throughout the broader economy.
Alice M. Rivlin
Today marks 80 years since the Wall Street crash of 1929 that was one cause of the Great Depression. Alice Rivlin says the 1929 crash led to the creation of the financial and social safety net measures that have helped prevent today's economic crisis from being a full-blown depression. More Videos
The nation appears to have entered a fragile state of recovery, with the worst recession since the 1930s at an end. After four straight quarters of contracting economic activity, the Commerce Department reported this morning that the economy grew in the third quarter of 2009, fueled by government spending on cars and homes. Experts from around the halls of Brookings responded to this news.
Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst and Michelle Croft, October 29, 2009
In a recent Brown Center Letter on Education, Don’t Forget Curriculum, we concluded that the effects of curriculum on student achievement are larger, more certain, and less expensive than the effects of popular reforms such as common standards, charter schools, and reconstituting the teacher workforce. We recommended that curriculum have a prominent place in the education reform agenda.
November 02, 2009
Peter W. Singer, October 29, 2009
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