Category: Economics
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Deficit shrank in August, but …
The top takeaway of the Congressional Budget Office Monthly Budget Review for August 2020 is that the deficit for the month is smaller than last August. But there are details.
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Updated: Effects of pandemic on employment in states
The effects of the response to the pandemic vary widely among the states, but federal government employment has been little affected.
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Kansas jobs, August 2020
The employment situation in Kansas rose continued to improve in August 2020 as the response to the pandemic continued to affect the economy.
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Rethinking the city and the community for a post-pandemic world
How has the pandemic affected cities in general and Wichita specifically, and what are implications for the future?
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Swamp refilling itself
Although there has been progress, cronyism and the swamp may be renewed in Washington.
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Wichita economic development examined
“What may look like economic growth on the surface ends up being, upon closer scrutiny, an expensive exercise in the rearrangement of existing business activity.”
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Updated: Presidential data explorer
Explore the economic record of presidents through the lens of data, with new updates for August.