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Briefing Book delivers the same kind of analysis of the economy and policy that policymakers get from their advisors. If you are not a policymaker, that may seem like overkill, but you and they actually have some of the same constraints and needs:

• You have too much going on to go deep on every issue yourself

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• Ultimately, you decide what you think

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There are times for all of those things and plenty of other places to find them. We just want to tell you about some things that we think are worth thinking about as you try to understand the economy and form your views about policy.

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