National Bureau of Economic Research

Projecting Federal Deficits and Debt

In Then and Now: A Look Back and Ahead at the Federal Budget (NBER Working Paper 34455), Alan J. Auerbach and William Gale develop fiscal projections that incorporate the recently enacted One Big ...
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How the national debt affects the U.S. — and you — in 10 charts

The federal government is taking on record amounts of debt year after year. The U.S. owes lenders more than $36 trillion. That is close to an all-time high when comparing the debt to the country’s ...
Forbes

Moody’s Lowers U.S. Credit Rating As Debt Nears $37 Trillion. Here’s Why

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Patton covers the financial markets, economy, and national debt. In a not-so-surprising move, the rating agency Moody’s has ...
Los Angeles Times

No one can grasp trillions. Here’s how to make sense of federal spending and debt

I’m a finance professor at UCLA, so let’s talk finance. Which numbers are more meaningful to you? Having $50 to $100 cash in your pocket (rough average for an American) or knowing the total U.S.
Investopedia

What Is the U.S. National Debt, and How Is It Paid?

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...