Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

A map indicating COVID hotspots globally

Developing policies for effective COVID-19 containment: The TRACE model

Ross A. Hammond

Friday, May 15, 2020

COVID-19 has made expanded national service more important than ever

Isabel V. Sawhill and Larry Checco

Friday, May 15, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The Flatiron Building stands next to Madison Square Park as streets remain less busy due to the continuing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York U.S., May 5, 2020. Picture taken May 5, 2020 at 3:38PM. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

COVID-19 much more fatal for men, especially taking age into account

Richard V. Reeves and Tiffany N. Ford

Friday, May 15, 2020

DisComs post-COVID-19: Untangling the historical challenges, short-term needs, and long-term ambitions

Rahul Tongia

Friday, May 15, 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

Homi Kharas

A Deeper Look

Thursday, May 14, 2020

An oil tanker is being loaded at Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018. Picture taken May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

BDC Snapshots: GCC countries must redouble their efforts to reduce oil dependence

Nader Kabbani

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

A money changer counts Nigerian currency notes for a customer in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, Nigeria March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Figures of the week: Africa’s fiscal response to COVID-19

Payce Madden

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

[On COVID-19 and renewable energy investments] Pre-pandemic, market forces were pointing in the direction of substantial new investments in renewables. But the pandemic has put a big shock into this.

David G. Victor CNN Wednesday, May 13, 2020

An aerial view shows rickshaw traffic in the downtown of Mogadishu, Somalia February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

The economic resilience of African countries offers a template for growth in a post-COVID-19 era

Landry Signé

Wednesday, May 13, 2020