Economic policy often drives other
forms of policy. A nation's economic strength often dictates how much it
can afford to spend on public needs like health care, transportation,
science, or education. It can also affect a nation's ability to afford
new regulatory policies targeting things like the environment or safety
in the workplace.
More fundamentally, economic policy often drives elections, and elections affect issues across the policy spectrum. As a wag once noted when prioritizing the most important issues in a presidential campaign, "it's the economy, stupid."
Economic policy has many components, including fiscal policy (government spending and taxes), monetary policy (determining the size of the money supply), and regulatory policy in all its forms, including regulation of business, labor relations, consumer protection, and rules of international trade. In fact, most matters of public policy, even those that are not primarily economic in nature, have some impact on the economy.
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- LookSmart - Economic Policy
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- Open Directory - Economic Issues
- Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) - Economics
- Yahoo - Business and Economy
- Joint Economic Committee (House)
- Joint Economic Committee (Senate)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
- U.S. Department of Commerce - Census Bureau
- White House Council of Economic Advisors
- White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room
- American Enterprise Institute - Economic Studies
- Brookings: Economic Studies
- Center for American Progress - Economic Policy
- Center for Economic and Policy Research: Nonprofit, nonpartisan research center that seeks to promote democratic debate on important economic and social issues.
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Economic Stimulus
- Dollars and Sense: Bimonthly magazine of economic issues and opinion. Includes sample articles and subscription information.
- Economic Policy Institute
- Heritage Foundation - Economy
- Heritage Foundation - Economy Watch: The latest figures for key economic measures such as employment, unemployment, inflation and gross domestic product. Basic facts to foster informed economic debate and policy decisions.
- Jerome Levy Economics Institute
- National Bureau of Economic Research
- Progressive Policy Institute - Economic & Fiscal Policy
- Progressive Policy Institute - The New Economy
- Townhall.com - Trade and Commerce
- United for a Fair Economy
- Washington Post - Special Reports on Business and Economic Issues: News and backgrounders.
- Bubble - The Roots of the 90s Boom and Bust: Washington Post series of articles (November 15, 2002).
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