As economists, policymakers, pundits, and the public debate whether we're in a recession, UI researchers review the lessons from the 2001 recession and its aftermath. Have we learned from our past?
Reports
- Do We Really Need More Stimulus?
Eugene Steuerle
- How Are States Responding to Fiscal Stress?
Kenneth Finegold, Stephanie Schardin, Rebecca Steinbach - How Have Households with Children Fared in the Job Market Downturn?
Gregory Acs, Harry Holzer, Austin Nichols - Medicaid Responsiveness, Health Coverage, and Economic Resilience: A Preliminary Analysis pdf (link offsite)
Stan Dorn, Bowen Garrett
- Rising Unemployment and Medicaid
Bowen Garrett, John Holahan - Social Program Spending and State Fiscal Crises
Kenneth Finegold, Stephanie Schardin, Elaine Maag, Rebecca Steinbach, David Merriman, Alan Weil - State Responses to 2004 Budget Crises: A Look at Ten States
John Holahan, Teresa A. Coughlin, Randall R. Bovbjerg, Ian Hill, Barbara A. Ormond, Stephen Zuckerman - Tax Policy Responses to Revenue Shortfalls
Elaine Maag, David Merriman - Three Years of State Fiscal Struggles: How Did Medicaid and SCHIP Fare? (link offsite)
Teresa A. Coughlin, Stephen Zuckerman
- Understanding States' Fiscal Health During and After the 2001 Recession
Elaine Maag, David Merriman
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