We study the role of global supply chains in the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on GDP growth for 64 countries. We …, "renationalization" of global supply chains does not in general make countries more resilient to pandemic-induced contractions in labor … lockdowns. In fact, trade can insulate a country imposing a stringent lockdown from the pandemic-shock, as its foreign inputs …

We develop a model of pandemic risk management and firm valuation. We introduce aggregate transmission shocks into an … during a pandemic. Valuations would be significantly lower absent mitigation and a high vaccine arrival rate …

the distribution of UI benefits after the uniform $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) supplement …

There is growing concern that the COVID-19 pandemic may have severe, adverse effects on the health care sector, a … aspect of this issue by estimating the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic on use of outpatient health services. We use 2010 … pandemic is associated with about a 67 percent decline in the total number of outpatient visits per provider by the week of …

Using real-time register data we document the magnitude, dynamics and socio-economic characteristics of the crisis … change as the crisis progresses. Still, there is suggestive evidence of immediate stress on a subset of firms that manifests …