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As the debt-limit debate went into hyperdrive after news of a deal filtered out of the nation’s capital on Sunday night, 51·çÁ÷ economics professor Thomas Michl urged political leaders to tone down the demagoguery and focus on the real issue at hand: creating jobs.

Persson Hall Auditorium was filled to capacity last week  as students and economics professors discussed the recession and its implications for the long-term health of the U.S. economy. The panel discussion was the second in a series sponsored by the Economics Department, with the first session held last spring.