Public Economics: Expenditures
This page offers supplementary links to in-class lectures.
Assorted links
How much do you know about the federal budget? PGPF
Direct government payments by program, USDA
The budget and economic outlook, CBO
Social insurance programs, BEA NIPA 3.12
Government consumption expenditures, BEA NIPA 3.15.5
Article I, Section 7, Clause 1, US Constitution
Article I, Section 9, Clause 7, US Constitution
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Budget of the US government (overview), USA.gov
Q&A: Everything you should know about the government shutdowns, CRFB
Policy basics: Introduction to the federal budget process, CBPP
Why the US government is shutting down, Vox
How the government shutdown affects you, CNN
Biden demands details on budget cuts from McCarthy, NYT
In debt limit fight, Republicans won't say what spending cuts they want, NYT
Biden and McCarthy are set to discuss debt limit as both sides trade barbs, NYT
What is the national deficit? Treasury
Financial reports of the United States government, Treasury
Q&A: Everything you should know about the debt ceiling, CRFB
Portfolio holdings of US and foreign securities, Treasury
Monthly statement of the public debt, Treasury
When the US paid off the entire national debt, Planet Money
Government deficit as a share of GDP, OMB 1.2
A lesson in measuring the federal debt, FRED
What is the national debt? Treasury
Gift Contributions to Reduce the Public Debt, Treasury
"Use this form for contributions to reduce the public debt." (Minimum $5), Pay.gov
Government expenditures, BEA NIPA 3.1
Government spending as a share of GDP, Treasury
Outlays by Budget Enforcement Act Category: 1962–2027, OMB 8.1
Spending by category, in billions, renamed
Balancing the federal budget in 10 years without raising taxes is...impossible, TPC
Want a balanced federal budget? It'll cost you, The Indicator
CBO: $19 trillion in new debt over the next decade, mostly from programs nobody will cut, TPC
Understanding bids and contracts, Georgia Department of Administrative Services
Private prisons help with overcrowding, but at what cost? PBS News Weekend
Private prisons in the United States, The Sentencing Project
Industry profile: Correctional facilities construction and management/for-profit, Open Secrets
GOMI Survey and Catalogs, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
National Fire Department Registry quick facts, U.S. Fire Administration