Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

Doug Hassebroek eats breakfast while on a video conference call working from home during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S., April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

TechTank

TechTank Podcast Episode 7: How can we cope with Zoom fatigue?

Nicol Turner Lee, Darrell M. West, and John Villasenor

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Brighton Takawira uses the Mukuru remittance app which enables him to send money and groceries home to family in Zimbabwe from his home in Pinetown, South Africa, October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

Africa in Focus

COVID-19 and migrant remittances: Supporting this essential lifeline under threat

Wafa Aidi, Razaq Fatai, and Stephen Karingi

Monday, October 26, 2020

Up Front

COVID-19 could erase parenting gains of the last 30 years

Rebecca Ryan, Ariel Kalil, Susan Mayer, and Rohen Shah

Monday, October 26, 2020

Up Front

Don’t let flashy 3rd quarter GDP growth fool you, the economy is still in a big hole

Jay Shambaugh

Monday, October 26, 2020

Reports

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

An individualized network for connecting talent with jobs in Central Indiana

October 15, 2020

Cities & Regions

A community investment trust for Portland, Ore. residents to ‘buy back the block’

October 14, 2020

A social distancing sign is seen among autumn leaves, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in St. Albans, Britain, October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

Report

October 2020 update to TIGER: COVID-19 remains an impediment to the global recovery

Darren Chang, Eswar Prasad, and Ethan Wu

Sunday, October 11, 2020

United States Treasury check, ssn card with US currency. Coronavirus economic impact stimulus payments or IRS tax refund on isolated background

Report

Federal debt policy in an era of low interest rates: A guide to the issues

Louise Sheiner and Kadija Yilla

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Financial market is a market for trading financial such as stocks, bonds, precious metals, agricultural products, Fungible items of value at low transaction costs and at prices reflect supply & demand

Report

Corporate bond market dysfunction during COVID-19 and lessons from the Fed’s response

Nellie Liang

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Blog Posts

Future Development

Are we on track to end global hunger?

Matt Cooper, Homi Kharas, and Benjamin Müller

Thursday, October 22, 2020

A woman carries her protective mask in her hands as hundreds of thousands of the Senegalese Mouride Brotherhood pilgrims gather for the annual Grand Magal festival, as the global spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the holy city of Touba, Senegal October 5, 2020. Picture taken October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Africa in Focus

Figures of the week: Mobility in some African countries has recovered to pre-pandemic levels

Chris Heitzig

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

A boy walks in front of a graffiti promoting the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya, May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Future Development

The impact of COVID-19 on global extreme poverty

Homi Kharas

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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Events

2020

Oct

Past Event

CANCELED — Economic recovery in American cities: Building Black businesses and wealth

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Higher Education & COVID-19: The Future of Learning, Opportunity, and Work

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Economic recovery in American cities: A conversation with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

Online only

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Experts

Nicol Turner Lee

Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Director - Center for Technology Innovation

@drturnerlee

Homi Kharas

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development

Louise Sheiner

The Robert S. Kerr Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Policy Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy

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Multimedia

Up Front

Big ideas to redesign K-12 for the automation age

Hannah Van Drie, Ember Smith, and Marcus Casey

Monday, October 12, 2020

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) officially opened in Shanghai on Thursday under the theme of "Intelligent Connectivity, Indivisible Community" with hundreds of speakers and industry experts sharing their insights on the latest developments in AI. Intelligent robots are displaying on the ground floor of Shanghai Expo Centre, Shanghai, China, 9 July 2020.No Use China. No Use France.

Testimony

If AI takes jobs, humans will need lifelong learning and portable benefits

Darrell M. West

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Labor Policy & Unemployment

What’s the jobs outlook this Labor Day weekend?

Stephanie Aaronson and David Dollar

Saturday, September 5, 2020

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