COVID-Economics Links (May 9) ~ Antonio Fatas on the Global Economy

Menu Home Web Site About this Blog Search for: Saturday, May 9, 2020 Eurogroup Statement on the Pandemic Crisis Support – Eurogroup The asymmetric impact of COVID-19 confinement measures on EU labour markets – Torrejón Pérez, Fana, González-Vázquez and Fernández-Macías (VoxEU) The impact of COVID-19 on European household expectations – Gene Ambrocio  (VoxEU) Coronavirus and commodity markets: Lessons from history…

COVID-Economics Links (May 10) ~ Antonio Fatas on the Global Economy

Menu Home Web Site About this Blog Search for: Sunday, May 10, 2020 The case for permanent stimulus – Paul Krugman (VoxEU) How COVID-19 is transforming the world economy – Kilic and Marin (VoxEU) When Do Shelter-in-Place Orders Fight Covid-19 Best? Policy Heterogeneity Across States and Adoption Time – Dave, Friedson, Matsuzawa and Sabia (SSRN) Liquidity Provision during a…

COVID-Economics Links (May 13) ~ Antonio Fatas on the Global Economy

Menu Home Web Site About this Blog Search for: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Modern health crises: Recession and recovery – Chang Ma, John Rogers, Sili Zhou (VoxEU.org) The EU response to the coronavirus crisis: How to get more bang for the buck – Massimo Bordignon, Guido Tabellini (VoxEU.org) Pandemic Recession: L or V-Shaped? – Victoria Gregory, Guido Menzio, David G. Wiczer…

Hands Off the University, Indeed

The Trump administration has taken a wrecking ball to the Department of Education and to DEI programs at universities across the country. And, in typical Trumpian style, the President has escalated and retaliated against schools that refuse to comply with his administration’s orders. Harvard recently decided to fight back, garnering praise from prominent figures like…

Congress Must Take Back Control Over Tariffs

On April 2, President Donald Trump made a sweeping declaration that could reshape the global economic landscape for years. Deemed “Liberation Day,” his announcement of reciprocal tariffs on nearly every major trading partner marked the most dramatic shift in American trade policy levels not seen in a century since the infamous Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of…

The US labor market in the post-COVID recovery. Can this cycle continue being different? ~ Antonio Fatas on the Global Economy

After a long period where the US labor market outperformed even some of the more optimistic predictions, the July 2024 numbers came in below expectations with weaker employment growth and the unemployment rate increasing to 4.3%. While from a historical point of view 4.3% remains low and not far from estimates of the equilibrium rate…