In simple terms, fiscal policy is about government (especially federal) spending, tax policy, and government financing (deficits). With a presidential election on tap, small business owners will pay ...

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A cut in the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) that recently won approval in the Republican-led House of Representatives would cost the state treasury $26 million a year and do little to affect business ...

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Election Day has arrived, and American voters are set to determine whether former President Trump or Vice President Harris will win the presidency, with the victor set to face a host of fiscal policy ...

Since the Global Financial Crisis, fiscal policy in advanced economies has become more “active” – that is, increasingly unresponsive to rising debt levels. This paper explores tensions between active ...

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal policy on inflation expectations across a large sample of advanced economies (AEs) and emerging market economies (EMs). We identify episodes of significant ...