Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

Don’t expect miracles from the multilaterals

Otaviano Canuto

Friday, September 11, 2020

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A voter completes his ballot on the day of the primary election in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo

COVID-19’s summer surge into red America sets the stage for November’s election

William H. Frey

September 14, 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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Unemployment among young workers during COVID-19

Stephanie Aaronson and Francisca Alba

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Nurse Beryl Negesa wears a protective suit before entering a field hospital builtÊon a soccer stadium in Machakos, as the number of confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continues to rise in Kenya, July 23, 2020. Picture taken July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

The unfinished agenda of financing Africa’s COVID-19 response

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Vera Songwe, Tidjane Thiam, Donald Kaberuka, Trevor Manuel, Abderrahmane Benkhalfa, and Strive Masiyiwa

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

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What’s the jobs outlook this Labor Day weekend?

Stephanie Aaronson and David Dollar

Saturday, September 5, 2020

female supermarket cashier in medical protective mask working at supermarket. covid-19 spreading outbreak

Essential workers during COVID-19: At risk and lacking union representation

Jimmy O’Donnell

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Shop agent use handgel for clients during the first opning of the shops after the lockdown in Tunis, Tunisia on May 11, 2020. With the health ban in its first phase (from 4 to 24 May) entering its second week, the commercial movement in the capital resumed its activity in a significant and significant way by recovering the activity of selling ready-made clothes and shoes and the rest of the other commercial activities. Since the early hours of Monday morning, most shops selling ready-made clothes and shoes have opened their doors to the public amid strict precautions to prevent the spread of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19), despite Tunisia's relative control of this global pandemic. (Photo by Mohamed Krit/ Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Governance in the Arab region: Experts discuss public responses to COVID-19

Adel Abdellatif, Ellen Hsu, Robert P. Beschel Jr., Bessma Momani, Michael Robbins, Rahel M. Schomaker, Ishac Diwan, Theodosia Rossi, Nader Kabbani, Khalid Abu-Ismail, and Vladimir Hlasny

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Vintage US dollar. Federal reserve system.

What do changes in the Fed’s longer-run goals and monetary strategy statement mean?

Tyler Powell and David Wessel

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Yangshan Port in Hangzhou Bay south of Shanghai, which is part of the world's largest container harbour, has resumed operations and is crowded with container ships coming and going, May 12, 2020.No Use China. No Use France.

China’s economy bounces back, but to which growth path?

China Leadership Monitor Tuesday, September 1, 2020