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May 10, 2023
The Indicator from NPR’s Planet Money: Congress could do more to fight inflation
“Wendy Edelberg is the director of The Hamilton Project and a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution. She says just as a fire crew has …
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May 8, 2023
CNN: If US defaults on its debt, Treasury would have to decide how to pay the bills
“It shouldn’t be up to Treasury which bills to pay when, said Wendy Edelberg, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. ‘They don’t have that authority, an…
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May 7, 2023
Financial Times: US debt ceiling debacle adds to economists’ fears of turmoil
“Wendy Edelberg and Louise Sheiner, the authors, said the extent of the damage depended in large part on how the government chose to prioritise its payments — …
Commentary
May 4, 2023
Event Recap: Powering a Clean Energy Future
In April 2023, leaders and experts convened at Stanford University to examine the future of clean energy innovation and deployment.
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May 3, 2023
The Hill: What would a debt ceiling failure mean for Americans?
“In a recent report, Wendy Edelberg and Louise Sheiner — both senior fellows at the Brookings Institution — said Social Security beneficiaries, agencies and co…
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May 2, 2023
C-SPAN Washington Journal: Wendy Edelberg on the U.S. economy and recession concerns
“The way to think about the debt ceiling is like this. The U.S. taxpayer owes people money … These are all obligations that are in place because of laws that h…
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April 12, 2023
Wall Street Journal: Crosscurrents hide a rapidly cooling labor market
“Second, the U.S. population is 1.4 million people smaller and the labor force 900,000 smaller than would have been expected in 2019 because of deaths from Cov…
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April 10, 2023
CNN: The Fed could easily drive Black unemployment much higher than the overall jobless rate
“Still, a robust labor market isn’t a permanent solution to bridging employment disparities, even if the Fed does keep rates lower, says Wendy Edelberg, direct…