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The Boehner Shock

Simon Johnson (PIIE)

September 28, 2015

Testimony

The Fiscal and Economic Effects of Austerity

Simon Johnson (PIIE)

June 4, 2013

Testimony

Flirting with Disaster: Solving the Federal Debt Crisis

Simon Johnson (PIIE)

March 14, 2013

Peterson Perspectives

How Imminent Is the US Budget and Debt Crisis?

Simon Johnson (PIIE)

April 24, 2012

Testimony

Tax Reform and Consumption-based Tax Systems

Simon Johnson (PIIE)

July 26, 2011

Testimony

Spend Less, Owe Less, Grow the Economy

Simon Johnson (PIIE)

June 21, 2011

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Voodoo Economics Revisited

Simon Johnson (PIIE)

December 15, 2010

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Four Steps to US Fiscal Health

Simon Johnson (PIIE) and James Kwak (Yale Law School)

August 17, 2010

Testimony

Status Report on the US Economy

Simon Johnson (PIIE)

August 3, 2010

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