Economists Argue About Sequestration’s Effect on Jobs
October 14, 2012
As a prominent analyst of the local economy, Stephen S. Fuller of George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis attracted plenty of attention when he estimated that the mandatory budget cuts coming in January could cost more than 2 million jobs nationwide, including nearly 450,000 in the District, Maryland and Virginia.
The conservative Cato Institute challenged those estimates — and let Fuller defend himself — at a debate last week.