Internet resources
Chapter 12: Fiscal Policy
Web assignments:- Tax Cuts and Investment
- A Balanced-Budget Amendment?
- Balanced-Budget Amendment: Pro and Con
Web materials related to topics discussed in Chapter 12Bureau of the Public Debt
This page, provided by the Bureau of the Public Debt (a component of the Treasury Department) contains information on the size of the federal debt. Annual historical data on the debt is available from 1791 to the present is available at this site.
The Concord Coalition
An organization formed to support a balanced federal budget and to ensure that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid will survive for current and future generations.
Council of Economic Advisers
This group of professional economists is charged with providing "state-of-the-art" advice to the President on economic matters.
Congressional Budget Office
This site contains information about current federal taxation and spending issues.
Economic Report of the President, 2000
The Economic Report of the President contains a good discussion of recent U.S. macroeconomic performance. This site also contains a search function for
the current and past 4 editions of this report.
House Budget Committee (Republican page)
On this page you can find out why the President's plan will wreck the economy.
House Budget Committee (Democrat page)
On this page you can find out why the President's plan will save the economy.
Macroeconomic statistics and data
Links to a variety of online sources of macroeconomic statistics and data.
Office of Manangement and Budget
This is the home page of the Executive agency most directly charged with formulating the federal budget each year.
Senate Budget Committee (Democrat page)
This page contains a list of links to the home pages of the members of the Committee, but little else at this time.
Senate Budget Committee (Republican page)
This page contains links to information on the deficit and debt as well as numerous press releases and policy statements.
Related resources:
Other economic resources
This page contains a set of links to economic resources that may be of interest to introductory economics students.
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