The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stimulus (CARES) Act is the largest financial aid package in history. Grace Enda, William Gale, and Claire Haldeman offer 10 perspectives on this $2 trillion package, starting off by distinguishing it from the 2009 stimulus package.
The Fed response to the economic impacts of coronavirus has been both quicker and broader than its response to the 2008 financial crisis. Nellie Liang explores what more the central bank can do to support small- to mid-sized businesses.
Policy Director for the Center on Regulation and Markets Aaron Klein provides a deep dive on financial transaction taxes, including potential tax revenue in the United States and how similar taxes are used across the globe.
Misleading marketing of short-term health plans. New research by Christen Linke Young and Kathleen Hannick examines the perils of seeking short-term health insurance during the COVID-19 health crisis.
Use the Defense Production Act for more than just ventilators. As a previous administrator of Defense Production Act funds, Joshua Gotbaum makes the case that expanding the Act's application can save lives.
Class and COVID: How the less affluent face double risks. In analysis of new data from Gallup, Richard Reeves and Jonathan Rothwell find disparities in the economic impacts of COVID-19.
The middle class is not ready for the looming recession. The wealth gap isn't just a matter of fairness, but who can survive income shocks. Christopher Pulliam and Isabel Sawhill argue that COVID-19 will “produce a virtually unprecedented shock, and the middle class does not have much of a cushion.”
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