Flirting with Default: Issues Raised by Debt Confrontations in the United States
A new collection of papers, prepared by the PIIE, explores the consequences of sustained U.S. fiscal uncertainty on the national and global economy.
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A new collection of papers, prepared by the PIIE, explores the consequences of sustained U.S. fiscal uncertainty on the national and global economy.
The State Budget Crisis Task Force released the first-ever comprehensive report detailing threats to states' fiscal sustainability and actions that can be taken to address them.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/grants/state-budget-crisis-task-force-announcement
In January 2013, a series of tax increases and spending cuts are slated to go into effect automatically and all at once. Many are calling this major fiscal policy shift the "Fiscal Cliff." If all of the changes are allowed to proceed, future budget deficits would be substantially reduced. However, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has forecast that the economy would be thrown into recession in 2013 — an outcome that threatens our still-fragile economic recovery.
The Volcker Alliance, building off prior work by the State Budget Crisis Task Force, has released a preliminary report studying fiscal practices at the state-government level.
Learn about Peterson Foundation projects designed to address America's long-term fiscal and economic challenges.
The State Budget Crisis Task Force examines fiscal conditions at the state level, particularly after the 2008 global financial crisis.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/grants/state-budget-crisis-task-force-final-2014-report
Learn about what types of initiatives and programs are eligible for grants from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/grants/eligibility-requirements-for-grants
The Fiscal Ship challenges you to put the federal budget on a sustainable course.
The Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform's second report, Getting Back in the Black, offers a detailed set of options to reform the federal budget process.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/grants/peterson-pew-commission-report
The research-based, inquiry-driven Understanding Fiscal Responsibility curriculum connect students to the current public policy dilemmas about the federal budget, national debt, and budget deficit that confront the United States.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/grants/columbia-university-teachers-college