Value Added – A blog
Our blog is the place where our staff and guest bloggers present clear, fact-based posts that make the connections between economic inequality and growth for the broad policy community and journalists based on the latest academic research.
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Coronavirus Recession
The coronavirus recession is severe, and the damage to the U.S. economy will last years
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Claudia Sahm,
April 29, 2020
April 29, 2020
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
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?
April 27, 2020
April 27, 2020
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, April 19–25, 2020
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Brad DeLong,
April 25, 2020
April 25, 2020
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Weekend reading: The federal government’s role in the coronavirus response edition
April 24, 2020
April 24, 2020
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
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,
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, April 11–18, 2020
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Brad DeLong,
April 18, 2020
April 18, 2020
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Weekend reading: The structural changes needed to fight the coronavirus recession edition
April 17, 2020
April 17, 2020