Two diametrically opposed views on how the vaccines should be distributed from Mazzucato et al. and Cochrane.

Economists use machine learning, big data as well as “alternative data” to gauge COVID’s impact on stock returns, expenditure patterns and, firm closures.

The problem of too few low-skill jobs.

The real trade-offs of future lockdowns, and an online simulator.

Brand new research on how SMEs in Europe and the US are faring during the COVID recession.

…when pictures are worth a thousand words!

Post COVID, will current account imbalances, large safe public debt issuance and the zero lower bound lead to a safety trap?

Unlike other recessions, the COVID recession has disproportionately  affected  women. New research evaluates how gender wage inequality might be impacted during the recovery.

Suppression or elimination of the virus?  How to mitigate the shock to aggregate demand and supply?

How is COVID transforming food supply chains?