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America's fiscal cliff

Ethan Ilzetzki and Jonathan Pinder


The US economy is still suffering from its most severe recession in seven decades. This article covers the key issue of taxes, spending and public debt, a major point of disagreement between the two candidates in the 2012 US election, President Obama and Governor Romney.


19 December 2012     Paper Number CEPCP388

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