Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

children in classroom wearing masks

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.

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

Darrell M. West

Thursday, September 10, 2020

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What’s the jobs outlook this Labor Day weekend?

Stephanie Aaronson and David Dollar

Saturday, September 5, 2020

Containers are seen on a shipping dock, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the Port of Los Angeles, California, U.S.

How is COVID-19 affecting US trade?

David Dollar and Anna Newby

Monday, August 10, 2020

High Fidelity, a black owned business on Melrose Avenue, displays a "Minority Owned" signed in the window with hopes that their business would not be looted or damaged during the riots that took place the night before in Los Angeles, CA on Sunday, May 31, 2020. (Photo by Desmond A. Hester / Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Promoting economic recovery for communities of color and low-wage workers

Camille Busette

Monday, July 20, 2020

Workers clean the windows on a high-rise building in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

How the next recovery can revive upward mobility

Marcela Escobari

Managing the Future of Work

Friday, June 5, 2020

A man checks his phone while waiting in a long queue to enter a wholesale market to buy a cake for Mother's Day celebrations, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

The future of global development: How the pandemic is upending development finance

A Deeper Look

Thursday, May 14, 2020

A garbage dumpster is painted with 'No Job No Rent' and the anarchy symbol in Providence, Rhode Island on May 4 2020. (Photo by Samuel Rigelhaupt / Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

How does COVID-19 unemployment compare to the Great Depression?

Gary Burtless and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Locals walk at a mall as South Africa starts to relax some aspects of a stringent nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Soweto, South Africa, May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Contemplating COVID-19’s impact on Africa’s economic outlook with Landry Signé and Iginio Gagliardone

African Tech Roundup

Monday, May 4, 2020

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How to ensure Africa has the financial resources to address COVID-19

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and David Dollar

Monday, May 4, 2020