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Center for Public Finance | Policy Brief

In Search of a Soft Landing: Evaluating Monetary Policy at the End of the Pandemic-driven Business Cycle

By continuing to implement contractionary monetary policy as the pandemic-era business cycle matures, the Federal Reserve risks overshooting a soft landing, writes nonresident fellow Jorge Barro.

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Foreign Policy Roundup: The 2024 Democrats

Center for Health and Biosciences | U.S. Health System Transformation | Journal

Price Increases Versus Upcoding as Drivers of Emergency Department Spending Increases, 2012–19

Center for Energy Studies | Issue Brief

Federal Energy Legislation and the Infrastructure Achilles' Heel: The Energy Market Impacts of the IIJA, CHIPS Act, and IRA

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