Budget Issues


Book Description

Reviews the budget treatment of federal insurance programs, assesses whether the current cash-based budget provides complete information on the government's cost, & whether accrual concepts could be used to improve these programs. Identifies potential approaches for using accrual concepts in the budget for insurance programs; highlights trade-offs among different approaches, including the current cash-based treatment; discusses potential implementation issues such as cost estimation; & makes recommendations for Congressional consideration. Charts & tables.










The Economic Effects of the Savings & Loan Crisis


Book Description

I. Introduction -- II. So what went wrong in the 1980s? -- III. Analyzing the economic effects of the S&L losses -- IV. Estimating the economic effects of the S&L breakdown -- V. Incorporating deposit insurance in measures of the budget -- Appendix A. McKibbin-Sachs global model -- Appendix B. Estimation of capital losses.