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Coronavirus Recession

Rescuing small businesses to fight the coronavirus recession and prevent further economic inequality in the United States

By Amanda Fischer,

April 14, 2020

April 14, 2020

Amanda Fischer,
Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 8
Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Income & Earnings Volatility, Monetary Policy, Poverty
TOPICS: Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Income & Earnings Volatility, Monetary Policy, Poverty
Coronavirus Recession

The three ways fiscal policy can be used to fight COVID-19 and the coronavirus recession

By Olivier Blanchard,

April 14, 2020

April 14, 2020

Olivier Blanchard,
Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 6
Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Income & Earnings Volatility, Monetary Policy
TOPICS: Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Income & Earnings Volatility, Monetary Policy
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, April 5–11, 2020

By Brad DeLong,

April 11, 2020

April 11, 2020

Brad DeLong,
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Weekend reading: Helping the hardest-hit during the coronavirus outbreak edition

By Emilie Openchowski,

April 10, 2020

April 10, 2020

Emilie Openchowski,
Coronavirus Recession

U.S. economic policy principles for confronting the coronavirus recession

By Heather Boushey, Somin Park,

April 8, 2020

April 8, 2020

Heather Boushey, Somin Park,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
TOPICS: 10
Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Minimum Wage, Paid Leave, Poverty, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Minimum Wage, Paid Leave, Poverty, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
Coronavirus Recession

The most exposed workers in the coronavirus recession are also key consumers: Making sure they get help is key to fighting the recession

By Christina Patterson,

April 8, 2020

April 8, 2020

Christina Patterson,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 4
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Monetary Policy, Poverty
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Monetary Policy, Poverty
Coronavirus Recession

Three important questions to answer about U.S. financial stabilization policies amid the coronavirus recession

By J. Nellie Liang,

April 7, 2020

April 7, 2020

J. Nellie Liang,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Credit & Debt, Monetary Policy
TOPICS: Credit & Debt, Monetary Policy
Labor Markets

JOLTS Day Graphs: February 2020 Report Edition

By Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

April 7, 2020

April 7, 2020

Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
Labor
TOPICS: 1
Job Mobility
TOPICS: Job Mobility
Coronavirus Recession

The latest research on the public health and economic costs and benefits of containing the coronavirus pandemic

By Equitable Growth,

April 6, 2020

April 6, 2020

Equitable Growth,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Economic Inequality, Monetary Policy
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Monetary Policy
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