Is CBO forecasting good enough for government work?

Sherry Glied; Thomas H. Lee

doi:10.1056/NEJMp1817536

Is CBO forecasting good enough for government work?

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Abstract

The economic questions addressed by the Congressional Budget Office are complex, the stakes are high, and the work can be thankless. So how good have CBO forecasts been? And what can be done to make them better ?

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2187-2189
Number of pages	3
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	380
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1817536
State	Published - Jun 6 2019

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Medicine(all)

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