This column explains the role that automatic stabilizers play in U.S. fiscal policy and provides a framework for examining their responsiveness to the next economic downturn. Traders work on the floor ...

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A growing number of House Democrats are pushing an idea to provide more certainty to American families and businesses that need help from the federal government to financially weather the coronavirus ...

The $1.9 trillion recovery package set to go to a vote in the coming weeks won’t include automatic stabilizers. A perennially popular policy among left-of-center wonks and the public, automatic ...

Lawmakers are pushing the White House to tie future relief to economic conditions and if Congress gets the support it needs, people could see stimulus checks hit their bank accounts automatically. The ...