Analysis of "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan"

Analysis of "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan"

President-elect Obama has urged Congress to move swiftly on a massive economic stimulus package. Economists join Diane to evaluate his proposals and their impact on the budget deficit.

President-elect Obama has urged Congress to move swiftly on a massive economic stimulus package. Economists join Diane to evaluate his proposals and their impact on the budget deficit.

Guests

Joseph Stiglitz

winner of the Nobel Prize for economics in 2001, professor of economics at Columbia University, and author of "Making Globalization Work," "Globalization and Its Discontents," and "The Three Trillion Dollar War" (with Linda Bilmes).

Greg Ip

U.S. economics editor, "The Economist"

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

chief economist, director, Congressional Budget Office from 2003 to 2006, and senior domestic policy adviser to the McCain Campaign and a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.

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