Author: Gonzalo Maturana, Associate Professor of Finance, Emory University

Even a government shutdown that ends quickly would hamper morale, raise costs and reduce long-term efficiency in the federal workforce

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[ad_1] The U.S. government shutdown couldn’t come at a worse time for federal workers. With a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been furloughed – sent home without pay until funding resumes. And ahead of the shutdown, President Donald Trump suggested that a prolonged lapse in funding could open the door to […]

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Even a brief government shutdown might hamper morale, raise costs and reduce long-term efficiency in the federal workforce

Gonzalo Maturana, Associate Professor of Finance, Emory UniversityLeave a Comment on Even a brief government shutdown might hamper morale, raise costs and reduce long-term efficiency in the federal workforce

[ad_1] As the federal fiscal year draws to a close, an increasingly familiar prospect is drawing near in Washington, D.C.: a possible government shutdown. And for federal workers, it couldn’t come at a worse time. In the fractious and polarized political landscape of the United States, Democrats and Republicans have come to rely on short-term, […]

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