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Grumpy Economist: What’s In The Reconciliation Bill? A Conversation With Casey Mulligan

The incentives and disincentives in the reconciliation bill.

The Grumpy EconomistOctober 5, 2021
Grumpy Economist: What’s In The Reconciliation Bill? A Conversation With Casey Mulligan

Hoover Institution fellow John Cochrane talks with Casey Mulligan about what’s in the reconciliation bill. They focus on how the programs will work, or fail to work, as well as what incentives and disincentives do they give.

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Casey B. Mulligan

Casey B. Mulligan

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