Showing posts with label cea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cea. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

2018 Economic Report of teh President

"The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.
It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The Economic Report of the President is transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget of the United States Government. Supplementary reports can be issued to the Congress which contain additional and/or revised recommendations. Documents are available in ASCII text and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), with many of the tables also available for separate viewing and downloading as spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel (XLS)..."
Economic Report of President

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

New CEA Report Finds that SNAP Benefits are Crucial for Families but Sometimes Inadequate

"The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, is the cornerstone of U.S. efforts to alleviate hunger by supplementing the food budgets of low-income households. Last year, SNAP lifted at least 4.7 million people out of poverty—including 2.1 million children. 

As we prepare to celebrate the holidays with family and friends, too many families are struggling with food insecurity. A new report today from the White House Council of Economic Advisers finds that while SNAP is highly effective at reducing food insecurity, benefit levels are often inadequate to sustain families through the end of the month — causing children to go hungry and endangering their health, educational performance, and life chances..."
SNAP

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Council of Economic Advisers
"The Council of Economic Advisers, an agency within the Executive Office of the President, is charged with offering the President objective economic advice on the formulation of both domestic and international economic policy. The Council bases its recommendations and analysis on economic research and empirical evidence, using the best data available to support the President in setting our nation's economic policy.

The Council is comprised of a Chairman and one Member. Austan Goolsbee currently serves as chairman and Cecilia Rouse has been confirmed as the Council's member. The Council is supported by a staff of professional senior economists, staff economists and research assistants, as well as a statistical office..."