The COVID-19 pandemic has forced federal, state and local policymakers to respond by legislating, enacting, and … COVID-19 pandemic reduces the impact of these policies. Our results imply that while social distancing policies do lead to …

their governors and legislators made many of their own pandemic policy choices to mitigate the damage from the virus. States …This study is an expanded and updated version of an October 2020 report card of how pandemic health, economy, and … variables: health outcomes, economic performance throughout the pandemic, and impact on education …

The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented policy responses and a large literature evaluating their impacts. This …

How might COVID-19 affect human capital and wellbeing in the long run? The COVID-19 pandemic has already imposed a … crises offer closer analogues to COVID-19 in each of its key dimensions--as a global pandemic, as a global recession … Pandemic) and historical recessions (with a focus on the Great Depression). We conclude by discussing how past crises can …

This paper addresses the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by providing timely and accurate information on the … impact of the current pandemic on income and poverty to inform the targeting of resources to those most affected and assess … income and consumption that have been used much more broadly. Our results indicate that at the start of the pandemic …