A Revised Macroeconomic Projection Dashboard: Can You Put the US Back on a Sustainable Budget Path?

A Revised Macroeconomic Projection Dashboard: Can You Put the US Back on a Sustainable Budget Path?

Access the dashboard here In our March 2025 working paper, we (and co-authors John Mantus and Gaobo Pang) explain, justify, and show the results of our updated macroeconomic projection model of the US economy and federal budget. We argue that debt, deficits, and health care spending will grow beyond levels projected by Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and others, in turn causing welfare losses for future generations. In addition, in Warshawsky …