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Dollar & Sense Podcast: Why immigrants are America’s superpower
“Wendy Edelberg, senior fellow and director of The Hamilton Project at Brookings, discusses the positive impact of immigration on the dynamism and fiscal susta…
Axios: America may need to start caring about the deficit again
“‘The pandemic created enormous economic losses, and we used borrowing not so much to make the losses vanish into thin air but to spread them out over time,’ W…
PBS NewsHour: How an aging population poses challenges for U.S. economy, workforce and social programs
“New numbers from the Census Bureau show the U.S. population is older than it’s ever been, with the nation’s median age over 38. William Brangham spoke with Ph…
The Washington Post: Inflation eased further in May but remains above normal levels
“Wendy Edelberg, the director of the Hamilton Project and a former chief economist at the Congressional Budget Office, said the continued price increases show …
CNN: The only solution to the debt limit crisis
“While use of unprecedented workarounds could indeed allow Treasury to continue to spend, such actions would not be without legal uncertainty and would not pre…
International Banker: Is the US economy headed for a soft landing?
“’In our view, the persistence of both high inflation, strong consumer demand, and very high job openings suggest that the Fed needs to slow the economy enough…
The Washington Post: Banking failures put Fed under yet another harsh political spotlight
“Still, the Fed’s rare independence in Washington puts it in an unusual position. Wendy Edelberg, director of the Hamilton Project and a senior fellow in econo…
Marketplace: Consumer confidence is up despite current bank troubles — will it last?
“’And when people worry,’ said Wendy Edelberg, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, ‘they keep the money in the bank account just in case they need it…
