Blogs, Opinions and Academic papers
- Monetisation: Do not panic - Olivier Blanchard and Jean Pisani-Ferry (VoxEU.org)
- The coronavirus pandemic and US consumption - John Muellbauer (VoxEU.org)
- The pandemic will plunge the world into recession; recoveries will be mixed - Karen Dynan (PIIE)
- The Fed Expands Emergency Lending by $2 Trillion - Joseph E. Gagnon (PIIE)
- IMF's special drawing rights to the rescue - Christopher G. Collins and Edwin M. Truman (PIIE)
- Exchange rate policy in the COVID-19 pandemic Christopher G. Collins and Joseph E. Gagnon (PIIE)
- COVID-19, teleworking, and productivity - Masayuki Morikawa (VoxEU.org)
- How to Avoid a Mass of Business Bankruptcies: Two Policy Proposals - Samuel G. Hanson, Jeremy C. Stein, Adi Sunderam and Eric Zwick (ProMarket)
- A COVID-19 Marshall Plan for Europe - Philippe Legrain (PS)
- Europe’s New Defining Moment - Xavier Vives (PS)
- The perils of more debt - Maria Demertzis and Nicola Viegi (Bruegel)
- Getting ahead of coronavirus: Saving lives and livelihoods in India - McKinsey
- Back-of-the-envelope estimates of next quarter’s US unemployment rate - Miguel Faria e Castro (VoxEU.org)
News
- Apple, Google debut major effort to help people track if they’ve come in contact with coronavirus - Washington Post
- Russia tapped foreign exchange reserves as rouble tumbled - FT.com
- U.S. Budget Deficit Grew 8% in First Half of Fiscal 2020, Treasury Says - WSJ.com
- Keep Workers On, or Lay Them Off? Small Businesses Face Hard Choices - NYTimes.com
- The Fed Needs to Move Faster - WSJ.com
- Bankers issue warning over US business support scheme - FT.com
- Coronavirus: after the lockdown - FT.com
- Nigeria in ‘crisis’ as oil receipts plummet - FT.com