COVID-Economics Links (April 28) ~ Antonio Fatas on the Global Economy

Blogs, Opinions and Academic papers

The Deadly Urgency of Now – Gordon Brown (PS)
The COVID-19 Balancing Act

Michael J Boskin

COVID-19 Economic Downturn: What do cyclical norms suggest? – Stephen G Cecchetti and Kermit L. Schoenholtz
Covid Economics: Vetted and Real-Time Papers (Issue 10)- CEPR
Scaling up the COVID-19 crisis response now will avoid higher costs later – Ceyla Pazarbasioglu and Ayhan Kose (World Bank)
The Evolving Impacts of COVID-19 on Small Businesses Since the CARES Act
John Eric Humphries, Christopher Neilson and Gabriel Ulyssea (SSRN)
How South Korea Stopped COVID-19 Early – Myoung-Hee Kim
How the Tension Between Big Business and Antitrust Will Reshape Post-Covid America – Matt Stoller (ProMarket)
Where should the marginal dollar go in U.S. fiscal policy – David Berger and Kyle Herkenhoff (Equitable Growth)
Europe must act now to prepare the aftermath of the pandemic crisis – Laurence Boone, Álvaro Santos Pereira (VoxEU)
Exploiting a coronavirus weak-spot for an exit strategy – Uri Alon, Eran Yashiv (VoxEU)
Beating the coronavirus: Ensuring a socially equitable response – Louise Cord (World Bank)

News

The world has more to fear from deflation than hyperinflation – FT
Federal Reserve expands emergency coronavirus aid program to more cities and counties – Washington Post
Oil Prices Drop to Lowest Level Since 1986 – WSJ
Junk Bonds Bounce Back, Raising Hopes—and Concerns – WSJ
Over 30m workers in Europe turn to state for wage support – FT
Inflation figures are about to get fuzzier – FT