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Economic Policy Challenges for the Next Administration

By experts and staff

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  • Benn SteilCFR Expert
    Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics
  • Dinah Walker
    Analyst, Geoeconomics

The incoming President faces a series of daunting economic challenges including a global financial crisis, a growing budget deficit, and, as the graph above indicates, a potentially severe recession. The upcoming G20 meeting and the possibility of a second fiscal stimulus may test the President-elect even before he enters office. This package addresses the many economic challenges facing the next Administration.