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PBS NewsHour: Economic experts on what could happen if Congress fails to raise debt ceiling
“I asked Wendy Edelberg, former chief economist of the Congressional Budget Office, what are your odds as to whether or not this is resolved before zero hour? …
Wendy Edelberg testifies on how a US default crisis harms American families and businesses
THP Director Wendy Edelberg testified before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee in a hearing titled “Counting the Costs: How a U.S. Default Crisis Harm…
NPR All Things Considered: ‘Full faith and credit’ means loaning money to U.S. is a safe bet
“Brookings Institution senior economics fellow Wendy Edelberg explains what ‘full faith and credit’ means in relation to the debt ceiling.”
States Newsroom: Fast federal response to pandemic key to US economic recovery, economists say
“ said a ‘no-brainer’ in every recession is making sure that unemployment insurance and SNAP, and Medicaid are working swiftly and covering as many people as t…
NBC News: Covid transformed the U.S. labor market, and it isn’t done yet
“‘Spending is back, demand for labor is back, but we have a smaller labor force,’ said Wendy Edelberg, director of the Hamilton Project and a senior fellow at …
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 …
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…
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 — …
