How One Consequence Of The Government Shutdown May Mess Up More Than You Think

How One Consequence Of The Government Shutdown May Mess Up More Than You Think

One task the federal government does a lot of is gathering data -- on prices, on the job market, and on a bunch of other things. When the government is shut down, those data aren't getting collected, and economic policy decisions based on those data aren't getting made with the full picture. We discuss why this aspect of the government shutdown has a broader impact than you might think.


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