Covering the Economy: Readings for March 21: Budget Mechanics
A lecture on how the U.S. government decides to spend what it does...
Background readings:
Treasury Secretary John Snow annoys the Wall Street Journal's Greg Ip.
My speech to the National Association of Business Economists last week.
Long-run budget decisions will have to be made:
Budget overview: Gale-Orszag.
Health care funding crisis: Krugman-Wells.
