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Weekend reading: The fate of child care and of small businesses in the post-pandemic economy edition

Coronavirus Recession

Child care is essential for working parents, but is the industry ready and safe to reopen?

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
Coronavirus Recession

Did the Paycheck Protection Program work for small businesses across the United States?

Inequality & MobilityTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, July 7-13, 2020

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How racial and gendered pay discrimination persists under monopsony in the United States

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Weekend reading: Fixing government’s coronavirus and structural failures edition

Coronavirus Recession

New research finds enhanced U.S. social insurance will be necessary until the coronavirus recession recedes

Inequality & MobilityLabor
Coronavirus Recession

Americans want green spending in federal coronavirus recession relief packages

Inequality & MobilityTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
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JOLTS Day Graphs: May 2020 Report Edition

LaborInequality & Mobility