COVID-Economics Links (April 23) ~ Antonio Fatas on the Global Economy

Blogs, Opinions and Academic papers

• The Childcare Barriers to Putting America Back to Work – Jonathan Dingel, Christina Patterson and Joseph Vavra (ProMarket)
• Easing US bank regulations in the COVID-19 pandemic – Simon Potter (PIIE)
• In China’s economic shock, online retail sales are prospering – Eva (Yiwen) Zhang and Yi Ji (PIIE )
• EU debt as insurance against catastrophic events in the euro area: the key questions and some answers – Guntram Wolff (Bruegel)
• Facts, not words: the EU role in the de-confinement phase – Jean-Pisany Ferry (Bruegel)
• How the UK government should respond to the unequal local economic impacts of COVID-19 – Henry Overman (VoxEU.org)
• The value of testing – Andrea Galeotti, Paolo Surico, Jakub Steiner  (VoxEU.org)
• COVID-19 susceptibility, women, and work – Graziella Bertocchi  (VoxEU.org)
• The Short-term Liquidity Line: A New IMF Tool to Help in the Crisis – Geoffrey Okamoto (IMF)
• Covid-19 is resetting the way we talk about the economy – Wendy Carlin (FT)
• The risk of a US double-dip depression is real – Edward Luce (FT)
• Target R and Wait for the Vaccine – Ricardo Hausmann
• Roadmap to responsibly reopen America – Paul Romer

News

• ECB takes steps to mitigate impact of possible rating downgrades on collateral availability – ECB
• ECB loosens collateral rules to accept ‘fallen angel’ bonds – FT.com
• Remittance flows expected to plunge more than $100bn – FT.com
• Unprecedented collapse of Eurozone economy amid virus lockdown – IHS Markit
• UK business activity slumps at fastest pace on record – FT.com
• Pakistan set to request debt repayment standstill – FT.com
• Mnuchin Says ‘We Need to Spend What It Takes’ to Overcome Coronavirus Crisis – WSJ.com