COVID-19 Crisis Response
This special policy brief series is intended to promote effective ideas among key decision-makers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These briefs have been internally reviewed but not peer reviewed.
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Latest work in COVID-19 Crisis Response
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Prudence during Good Times Means Ability to Spend during Bad Times
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Public Sector Pensions and the COVID-19 Shock
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Monumental Failure of the CDC
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Surface-Level Public Policy Prescriptions Exacerbate the Pandemic
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Lower Barriers to Immigrant Healthcare Workers to Help Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Drones helped in Katrina, they can help during COVID-19
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
The Cost of COVID-19: A Rough Estimate of the 2020 US GDP Impact
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Life Is Completely Different, Except for the Bureaucrats
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Aggregated Smartphone Location Data to Assist in Response to Pandemic
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Federalism and Polycentric Government in a Pandemic
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Liberalize, Sanitize, Digitize: Three Urgent Trade Policy Priorities in a Pandemic Age
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Assessing Healthcare Capacity in India
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Express Loans for Small Business: Supplementing the CARES Act
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
A Pivot to a Services Trade Agenda Can Help Economic Growth
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Reforming the Fed’s Toolkit and Quantitative Easing Practices: A Plan to Achieve Level Targeting
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Small Business Aid May Come with a Lot of Headaches
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Time to Prepare for Voting by Mail
Latest work in COVID-19 Crisis Response
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Prudence during Good Times Means Ability to Spend during Bad Times
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Public Sector Pensions and the COVID-19 Shock
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Monumental Failure of the CDC
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Surface-Level Public Policy Prescriptions Exacerbate the Pandemic
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Lower Barriers to Immigrant Healthcare Workers to Help Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Drones helped in Katrina, they can help during COVID-19
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
The Cost of COVID-19: A Rough Estimate of the 2020 US GDP Impact
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Life Is Completely Different, Except for the Bureaucrats
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Aggregated Smartphone Location Data to Assist in Response to Pandemic
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Federalism and Polycentric Government in a Pandemic
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Liberalize, Sanitize, Digitize: Three Urgent Trade Policy Priorities in a Pandemic Age
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Assessing Healthcare Capacity in India
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Express Loans for Small Business: Supplementing the CARES Act
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
A Pivot to a Services Trade Agenda Can Help Economic Growth
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Reforming the Fed’s Toolkit and Quantitative Easing Practices: A Plan to Achieve Level Targeting
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Small Business Aid May Come with a Lot of Headaches
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Time to Prepare for Voting by Mail
Latest work in COVID-19 Crisis Response
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Regulators Could Allow Early Use of COVID-19 Vaccine or Treatment
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
COVID-19 and the Future of the United States as a World Leader
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Get Cash to More Families That Need It Now: Give Banks More Discretion to Make Home Equity Loans and Refinance Mortgages
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Accelerating Availability of Vaccine Candidates for COVID-19
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Grand Innovation Prizes to Address Pandemics: A Primer
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
COVID-19 Pandemic, Direct Cash Transfers, and the Federal Reserve
Latest work in COVID-19 Crisis Response
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary