COVID Money Tracker Insights
Each week, we update our COVID Money Tracker tool with the latest commitments and disbursals from
Domestic Spending
Canceling Student Loan Debt Is Poor Economic Stimulus
Facing a weak economy still suffering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been a number of calls for President-elect Joe Biden to...
The Cost of the Trump and Biden Campaign Plans
Whoever is inaugurated on January 20, 2021, will face many fiscal challenges over his term. Under current law, trillion-dollar annual budget deficits...
Comparing Fiscal Multipliers
The United States is currently facing one of its worst economic and public health crises as a result of COVID-19.
Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
The next two years will include several predictable fiscal policy deadlines that will force congressional action. Many of these deadlines could...
Better Budget Process Initiative: Automatic CRs Can Improve the Appropriations Process
A government shutdown could occur at the end of this month.
$2.2 of $4 Trillion in Fiscal Relief is Out the Door
We update our interactive COVID Money Tracker tool every week to reflect new COVID re
How Much COVID Relief Have Public and Private Schools Received?
At least $42 billion has been committed or disbursed to the education sector from COVID relief legislation. We estimate:
$412 Billion in COVID Funds Are Earmarked for the Health Industry
Our state-of-the-art interactive COVID Money Tracker tool can be used to see that at least $412 billion of COVID releif funds have been...
Janet Yellen and Jared Bernstein: The Senate Is on Vacation While Americans Starve
Janet Yellen is a Distinguished Fellow in Residence with the Economic Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, a former Chair of the Feder