Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA- Community health workers operate a mobile health bus in Durban, South Africa on April 16, 2020. Health Minister Zikalala officially launched the mass detection campaign for Covid-19 coronavirus, going door to door all households in the country. (NO RESALE)

Africa in Focus

5 ways women are driving Africa’s transformation and contributing to a global reset

Winnie Byanyima and Caroline Kende-Robb

Friday, March 5, 2021

A girl reacts as she carries a bucket with laundry on her head while heading home as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Yoff neighbourhood, Dakar, Senegal January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

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Putting girls at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic response in Africa

Mamta Murthi

Friday, March 5, 2021

A worker walks past solar panels at Centragrid power plant in Nyabira, Zimbabwe, June 22, 2020. Picture taken June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

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Improving infrastructure in Africa: Creating long-term resilience through investment

Alain Ebobissé

Thursday, March 4, 2021

The Avenue

Four lessons from a year of pandemic housing policies

Jenny Schuetz

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

American Indians and Alaska Natives are dying of COVID-19 at shocking rates

Randall Akee and Sarah Reber

Thursday, February 18, 2021

President Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, her husband Doug Emhoff, US Senator Roy Blunt and Abigail Blunt arrive ahead of the inauguration of Biden, in Washington,US,Jan,20,2021.

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Executive actions to reduce poverty: A menu of options

Megan Curran and Christopher Wimer

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Climate Change

How Biden and Congress can use COVID-related corporate stimulus to boost climate resilience

Sanjay Patnaik, Siddhi Doshi, and Kelly Kennedy

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Las Vegas, NV, April 23, 2020: View of empty, eerie Las Vegas Strip during the coronavirus pandemic lock-down.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

Explaining the economic impact of COVID-19

Aaron Klein and Ember Smith

Friday, February 5, 2021

Guatemala City, Guatemala.- In the photos, it shows the indigenous rural areas of Guatemala during the crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic. A special UN report reveals that Latin American and Caribbean countries face the highest per capita levels of Covid-19; in addition to a fall in its economy of 9.1 percent for the region in 2020, which will undoubtedly be the largest in 100 years, which will translate into 45 million more people living in poverty compared to last year, affecting more the countries of Mexico, Nicaragua and Guatemala.

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Global development cooperation in a COVID-19 world

Homi Kharas

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

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Telkom Kenya CEO Mugo Kibati uses his cell phone to test the Loon technology internet via video call as Alphabet Inc begins offering the world's first commercial high-speed internet using balloons to villagers in Radad, Baringo County, Kenya July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Jackson Njehia

Africa in Focus

Shared failure, shared success: Africa’s economic recovery must be structural

Lerang Selolwane

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Cape Town, South Africa - August 2020: Car filling up gas at gas station in South Africa. Petrol station during fuel increase. Close up of Gas Pump. African Petrol Station.

Africa in Focus

Recipe for a green recovery: Carbon taxes

Gunnar Köhlin, Ira Dorband, Jan Christoph Steckel, and Thomas Sterner

Monday, March 1, 2021

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Sudan, COVID-19 vaccine, and political updates

Chris Heitzig and Leo Holtz

Saturday, February 27, 2021

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Karneval 2021, Mottowagen von Jacques Tilly, Düsseldorf, Deutschland Düsseldorf, NRW, Deutschland. 15. Februar 2021. Mottowagen zur Klimakatastrophe. Obwohl der Rosenmontagszug wegen des Coronavirus ausgefallen ist, präsentiert das Comitee Düsseldorfer Karneval acht von Jacques Tilly entworfene politische Mottowagen, die einzeln durch Düsseldorf fahren sollen. *** Carnival 2021, Mottowagen by Jacques Tilly, Düsseldorf, Germany Düsseldorf, NRW, Germany 15 February 2021 Mottowagen zur Klimakatastrophe Although the Rosenmontagszug has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus, the Comitee Düsseldorfer Karneval presents eight political Mottowagen designed by Jacques Tilly to travel individually through DüsseldorfNo Use Switzerland. No Use Germany. No Use Japan. No Use Austria

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Sustainable Development Spotlight: COVID and Climate – A decisive decade for the planet

Amar Bhattacharya

Thursday, February 18, 2021

People walk past a sign while wearing masks to prevent contracting and spreading novel coronavirus in San Francisco, California, United States on January 3, 2021. California has implemented shelter-in-place order to encourage people to stay home during the winter holiday to counter the surge of the coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the global pandemic. U.S. confirmed cases has surpassed 20 millions on the first day of 2021. (Photo by Yichuan Cao/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

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The top economic issues in 2021

Stephanie Aaronson, Wendy Edelberg, and Fred Dews

Friday, January 8, 2021

Image: US flag, dollar bill, COVID-19 relief check

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Does the latest COVID relief bill do enough?

William G. Gale and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

5 ways women are driving Africa’s transformation and contributing to a global reset

Putting girls at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic response in Africa

Improving infrastructure in Africa: Creating long-term resilience through investment

Four lessons from a year of pandemic housing policies

Reports

American Indians and Alaska Natives are dying of COVID-19 at shocking rates

Executive actions to reduce poverty: A menu of options

How Biden and Congress can use COVID-related corporate stimulus to boost climate resilience

Explaining the economic impact of COVID-19

Global development cooperation in a COVID-19 world

Blog Posts

Shared failure, shared success: Africa’s economic recovery must be structural

Recipe for a green recovery: Carbon taxes

Africa in the news: Sudan, COVID-19 vaccine, and political updates

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Examining and addressing COVID-19 racial disparities in Detroit

Middle-class well-being at a local level: What role can mayors play?

Economic impact payments: Uses, payment methods, and costs to recipients

Experts

Jenny Schuetz

Senior Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program, Future of the Middle Class Initiative

Aaron Klein

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

John Page

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

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Sustainable Development Spotlight: COVID and Climate – A decisive decade for the planet

The top economic issues in 2021

Does the latest COVID relief bill do enough?

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Beyond relief and stimulus: More jobs and more skills

Seizing opportunities for fuel subsidy reform

Class Notes: Food consumption and test scores, CARES Act unemployment benefits, and more

How a $15 minimum wage could help restaurants and other hard-hit small businesses

What is potential GDP, and why is it so controversial right now?

Africa faces a hard choice on the SDGs under COVID-19