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Coronavirus Recession

Fool Me Once: Investing in Unemployment Insurance systems to avoid the mistakes of the Great Recession during COVID-19

By Alix Gould-Werth,

April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020

Alix Gould-Werth,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 7
Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
Coronavirus Recession

The coronavirus recession is severe, and the damage to the U.S. economy will last years

By Claudia Sahm,

April 29, 2020

April 29, 2020

Claudia Sahm,
Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 7
Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Income & Earnings Volatility, Monetary Policy, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Income & Earnings Volatility, Monetary Policy, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
Coronavirus Recession

Good U.S. fiscal policy could have made us stronger before the coronavirus recession and can make us stronger afterward

By John Sabelhaus,

April 28, 2020

April 28, 2020

John Sabelhaus,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
Coronavirus Recession

Where should the marginal dollar go in U.S. fiscal policy—to testing or to the safety net—amid a pandemic-induced economic downturn?

By David Berger, Kyle Herkenhoff,

April 27, 2020

April 27, 2020

David Berger, Kyle Herkenhoff,
FamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Fiscal Policy, Health, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Fiscal Policy, Health, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, April 19–25, 2020

By Brad DeLong,

April 25, 2020

April 25, 2020

Brad DeLong,
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Weekend reading: The federal government’s role in the coronavirus response edition

By Emilie Openchowski,

April 24, 2020

April 24, 2020

Emilie Openchowski,
Coronavirus Recession

Early lessons learned from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s first round of lending from its Paycheck Protection Program

By Amanda Fischer,

April 23, 2020

April 23, 2020

Amanda Fischer,
Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 10
Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Monetary Policy, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Monetary Policy, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
Coronavirus Recession

Three important questions to answer about global financial stabilization policies amid the coronavirus recession

By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas,

April 20, 2020

April 20, 2020

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy
TOPICS: Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, April 11–18, 2020

By Brad DeLong,

April 18, 2020

April 18, 2020

Brad DeLong,
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