Posts tagged financial sector
Regulation of Financial Institutions: Can We Avoid the Next Crisis?

Two years after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and the US economy slid into its Great Recession, can New York and the nation depend on a stable financial sector and more effective government oversight?

Read More
Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerCenter for New York City Affairs, economic crisis, economy, financial sector, Lehman Brothers, NYC, policies, politics, public policy, recession, Robert J- Milano Lecture, The New School, unemploymentComment
From Austerity to Surplus to...? Forecasting NYC's Fiscal Future

New York City went from a dire fiscal crisis in 2002 to an estimated surplus of almost $2 billion this year. After years of austerity, higher revenues may spark demands for tax cuts and new spending. As the mayor prepares his Fiscal 2007 budget proposal, we consider how political leaders, business, labor and the nonprofit sector will respond.

Read More
Government & CommunitiesAbigail Kramerausterity, budget, budget gaps, business, city government, economy, financial sector, fiscal control, fiscal crisis, fiscal policy, labor, nonprofit, policies, politics, public policy, revenues, spending, surplus, tax cutsComment