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September 19, 2008
The Threat to Free Trade Posed by Climate Change Policy
Jason Bordoff’s remarks to the Geneva Trade and Development Forum regarding climate change policy.
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September 9, 2008
Testimony of Lawrence H. Summers
Hamilton Project Advisory Council member Lawrence Summers testified before the House Budget Committee by making a strong case for the prompt enactment of furth…
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May 14, 2008
Reducing the Likelihood of Financial Crisis
Hamilton Project Senior Scholar Doug Elmendorf testified before the Joint Economic Committee on principles to guide reform of financial markets.
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May 1, 2008
Testimony of Dr. Susan Dynarski
Hamilton Project expert Susan Dynarski testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on designing effective tax incentives for post secondary education.
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April 15, 2008
The Concept of Neutrality in Tax Policy
On April 15th, tax filing day, Jason Furman testified before the Senate Finance Committee on the concept of tax neutrality.
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April 10, 2008
Policies for Tackling the Mortgage Mess
Hamilton Project scholar Doug Elmendorf testified before the Senate Banking Committee on possible policies for tackling the mortgage mess.
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January 24, 2008
Options for Fiscal Stimulus
In a testimony, Jason Furman discusses a timely, temporary and targeted fiscal stimulus as a solution in stabilizing the economy.
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January 23, 2008
The U.S. Economy, Now and for the Longer Term
Former US Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin gave the keynote address for the opening plenary session.