Spending and Budget Initiative
Spending and Budget Initiative
The Spending and Budget Initiative draws on a team of university economists and policy practitioners with diverse expertise in government spending and budget reform, assembled to provide policy makers an honest understanding of budgets, spending, deficits, and debt and how these issues relate to economic growth and progress. Mercatus scholars work alongside policy makers to identify fiscally responsible policies and actionable options for budget reform.





















Testimony & Comments
Reforming Social Security to Better Promote Retirement Security
Jason J. Fichtner | May 23, 2013The Effect of Tax Increases and Spending Cuts on Economic Growth
Veronique de Rugy | May 22, 2013The Challenges of Producing Economic Data for the 21st Century
Keith Hall | Jun 19, 2012Assessing the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program
Veronique de Rugy | Jun 19, 2012What Can Government Do To Create Jobs?
Matthew Mitchell | Feb 01, 2012Increasing America’s Competitiveness by Lowering the Corporate Tax Rate and Simplifying the Tax Code
Jason J. Fichtner | Jan 31, 2012