Day archives: April 26th, 2020

CBO’s Current Projections of Output, Employment Interest Rates Federal Deficits

CBO’s Current Projections of Output, Employment, and Interest Rates and a Preliminary Look at Federal Deficits for 2020 and 2021 – “The economy will experience a sharp contraction in the second quarter of 2020. In CBO’s current economic projections, inflation-adjusted gross domestic product (real GDP) declines by about 12 percent in that quarter, equivalent to …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

Librarians Under Pandemic Duress: Layoffs, Napkin Masks, and Fear of Retaliation

Bookriot: “For institutions ranked among the most trustworthy and beloved, it’s shameful how the individuals who comprise libraries are treated as disposable. As the pandemic lurches forward, more and more libraries are doing something unexpected during a period of time when the digital services they provide are vital: they’re laying off workers or pushing them …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents, Health Care, Libraries