Past Event
June
25
2020
Webinar – Special edition BPEA 2020: COVID-19 and the economy
The Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) is a semi-annual academic conference and journal that pairs rigorous research with real-time policy analysis to address urgent economic challenges of the day. Content of the Summer 2020 edition, including the conference page (where conference drafts, presentation slides, and recordings are posted) and final papers (along with discussion comments, appendixes, and replication files) can be found below.
Conference
Papers
This page includes two papers in this edition: “Measuring the Labor Market at the Onset of the COVID-19 Crisis” and “The U.S. Labor Market During the Beginning of the Pandemic Recession.”
U.S. Economy
COVID-19 and labor markets
U.S. Economy
Initial impacts of the pandemic on consumer behavior
This page includes two papers in this edition: “Income and Poverty in the COVID-19 Pandemic” and “The Social Safety Net in the Wake of COVID-19.”
Economic Security & Mobility
Safety net programs and poverty during the COVID-19 crisis
Emerging Markets & Developing Economies
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic in emerging market and developing economies
Business & Workforce
Mandated and voluntary social distancing during the COVID-19 epidemic
U.S. Economy
COVID-19 is also a reallocation shock
U.S. Economy
Policies for a second wave
U.S. Economy
Corporate debt overhang and credit policy