U.S. Economy

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Reopening America & the World

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

COVID-19 second stimulus package standoff

Brian Katulis and Aaron Klein

Monday, August 10, 2020

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U.S. Economy

How is COVID-19 affecting US trade?

David Dollar and Anna Newby

Monday, August 10, 2020

Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song

Order from Chaos

More pain than gain: How the US-China trade war hurt America

Ryan Hass and Abraham Denmark

Friday, August 7, 2020

Reports

Judge's legal gavel in front of Bankruptcy Court nameplate

Report

Using the Federal Reserve’s discount window for debtor-in-possession financing during the COVID-19 bankruptcy crisis

Peter Conti-Brown and David Skeel

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Housing Markets & Finance

What will it cost to save Washington, D.C.’s renters from COVID-19 eviction?

Michael Bailey, Eric LaRose, and Jenny Schuetz

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Aerial view of highway and overpass in city on a cloudy day

Report

Quality-adjusted price indices to improve productivity measures in highway construction

Omar Swei, David Gillen, and Anuarbek Onayev

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

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Report

What’s the Fed doing in response to the COVID-19 crisis? What more could it do?

Jeffrey Cheng, Dave Skidmore, and David Wessel

Friday, July 17, 2020

Economic Development

Supporting microbusinesses in underserved communities during the COVID-19 recovery

Pamela Lewis

July 23, 2020

Blog Posts

Up Front

Hutchins Roundup: PPP loans, charter schools and more

Sophia Campbell, Lorena Hernandez Barcena, and David Wessel

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Graduation cap on $100 bills, representing student debt

Up Front

Low-income households falling further behind on student debt due to COVID-19

Jason Jabbari, Olga Kondratjeva, Mathieu Despard, and Michal Grinstein-Weiss

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

USC-Brookings Schaeffer on Health Policy

Fixed indemnity health coverage is a problematic form of “junk insurance”

Christen Linke Young and Kathleen Hannick

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

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

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Monday, July 20, 2020

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