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Past Event
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 the most urgent economic challenges of the day. This year, we are adding a special third edition of reports and papers on COVID-19’s current and future impact on the economy. How will labor markets and consumer spending respond in the coming year? What influence should epidemiology have on macroeconomics? Are current safety net programs enough to solve poverty, or merely stem poverty? Are emerging markets in developing economies endangered or emboldened by a global economic crisis? How well have Federal Reserve programs worked throughout this crisis?
On June 25 Brookings held its semi-annual academic conference to discuss new research on COVID-19’s current and future impact on the economy. While BPEA conferences are usually small, invitation-only gatherings, Brookings is opening its proceedings this month to anyone who wishes to observe the vanguard of economic thought around urgent public health and the global economic issues.
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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11:05 am - 12:10 pm
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12:15 pm - 1:10 pm
“The effects of the coronavirus pandemic in emerging markets and developing economies: An optimistic preliminary account”
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Paper Author
1:50 pm - 3:10 pm
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3:20 pm - 4:40 pm
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4:45 pm - 5:30 pm
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Luther Jackson
April 25, 2025
Lev Nachman, Hannah June Kim, Wei-Ting Yen
April 25, 2025
Kyra Wilson, Aylin Caliskan
April 25, 2025