Sifan Liu

Sifan Liu is a Senior Research Analyst in the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Liu conducts research on policies and practices that drive inclusive local economic development. Liu has led analytical work on the impact of COVID-19 on small business owners, the role of high-growth startups in regional prosperity, the local value of economic development incentives, and the labor market impacts of digitalization. Prior to Brookings, Liu interned with Climate Policy Initiative and World Resources Institute. Liu holds a master's degree in public policy from Georgetown University and a bachelor's degree in Economics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Bartender Nicole DeVito restocks the outdoor bar at Farmers Fishers Bakers, a restaurant on the Georgetown Waterfront in Washington, D.C., on May 29, 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. After shifting metrics for reopening in recent weeks, today the District of Columbia began the first stage of economic reopening allowing restaurants and other business to operate in limited capacity despite the COVID-19 outbreak. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

New data shows small businesses in communities of color had unequal access to federal COVID-19 relief

Sifan Liu and Joseph Parilla

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Sifan Liu

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How family sustaining jobs can power an inclusive recovery in America’s regional economies

New data shows small businesses in communities of color had unequal access to federal COVID-19 relief

‘Back to work in the flames’: The hospitality sector in a pandemic

An Atlanta organization’s mission to bring racial equity to the tech ecosystem

An evidence-based selection process for equitable hiring in West Michigan

Across metro areas, COVID-19 relief loans are helping some places more than others

Small businesses have received uneven relief from COVID-19 federal aid

In many of the hardest-hit states, COVID-19 small business relief is lagging

How COVID-19 will change the nation’s long-term economic trends, according to Brookings Metro scholars