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Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Cause a Recession?

Kathryn Edwards, associate economist with the RAND Corporation, addresses the concern that the social and health actions being taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic may cause a recession.

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Millions Need Unemployment Benefits. Unfortunately, the Delivery System Is Broken
More than 10 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance in March as businesses closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Washington's stimulus package enacted welcome measures to tide people over, but these temporary fixes don't address some serious structural problems.
Apr 6, 2020
The Economic Impacts of COVID-19
In this Call with the Experts podcast, RAND researchers discuss the impacts the COVID-19 outbreak might have on the global economy and consider policy actions that could be taken to help facilitate rapid economic recovery.
Mar 23, 2020
Inventions Birthed by Necessity of Coronavirus
If necessity is the mother of invention, the new coronavirus is quickly birthing a lot of innovations. Parts of U.S. society may be forever changed by this pandemic. The national emergency will eventually end, but the longer it lasts, the less likely that the pre-pandemic business-as-usual ways will return.
Apr 20, 2020
How Does COVID-19 Affect Small and Medium-Sized Businesses?
In China, as in most countries, small and medium-sized enterprises are the engines of the economy. An analysis of China's response to the COVID-19 outbreak and how it has affected China's economy and the global supply chain provides useful insights for the U.S. government and businesses.
Mar 10, 2020