COVID-19 Economic Recovery Strategies
As the initial COVID-19 health crisis eases, how can we safely lift restrictions while reducing economic harm? How should policymakers proceed to ensure public safety and encourage economic activity?
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An Economy on the Rebound: What Next?

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COVID, and Stimuli, and Keynes, Oh My!
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Vaccinations and the Economic Recovery in 2021
Testimony, Joint Economic Committee
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3 Pressing Urban Problems Indian Cities must Solve in the Post-COVID Recovery | World Economic Forum
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North Carolina's Prospects for COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Top-down and Bottom-up Assessments
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Another Bad Idea
There is a disconnect between proposed stimulus spending and improving economic conditions

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What Is Known from a Network?
Digital Contact Tracing, Privacy, and Pandemics in the Digital Age
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Brave New World?
Matt Mitchell speaks with Bruce Yandle about the post-COVID economy, including a possible migration from large cities

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Make It Easy for Startups to Sell Stock
Fewer regulations would increase access to capital and promote innovation

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Pandemic Recovery and State and Local Pension Reform
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COVID-19 and the Fed’s Credit Policy
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COVID-19, Indian Reservations, and Self-Determination
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Creating Strategic State Stockpiles to Institutionalize Pandemic Preparedness
Latest work in COVID-19 Economic Recovery Strategies
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An Economy on the Rebound: What Next?

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COVID, and Stimuli, and Keynes, Oh My!
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Vaccinations and the Economic Recovery in 2021
Testimony, Joint Economic Committee
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
3 Pressing Urban Problems Indian Cities must Solve in the Post-COVID Recovery | World Economic Forum
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
North Carolina's Prospects for COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Top-down and Bottom-up Assessments
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Another Bad Idea
There is a disconnect between proposed stimulus spending and improving economic conditions

- | Working Papers Working Papers
What Is Known from a Network?
Digital Contact Tracing, Privacy, and Pandemics in the Digital Age
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
Brave New World?
Matt Mitchell speaks with Bruce Yandle about the post-COVID economy, including a possible migration from large cities

- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Make It Easy for Startups to Sell Stock
Fewer regulations would increase access to capital and promote innovation

- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Pandemic Recovery and State and Local Pension Reform
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Working Papers Working Papers
COVID-19 and the Fed’s Credit Policy
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
COVID-19, Indian Reservations, and Self-Determination
- | Healthcare Healthcare
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Creating Strategic State Stockpiles to Institutionalize Pandemic Preparedness
Latest work in COVID-19 Economic Recovery Strategies
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What Is Known from a Network?
Digital Contact Tracing, Privacy, and Pandemics in the Digital Age
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
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COVID-19 and the Fed’s Credit Policy
- | Regulation Regulation
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Regulation and Income Inequality in the United States
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Industry-Level Baseline Risk of COVID-19 Infection
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Federal Pandemic Relief Could End the Interstate Economic Development Arms Race
Latest work in COVID-19 Economic Recovery Strategies
Latest work in COVID-19 Economic Recovery Strategies
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
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North Carolina's Prospects for COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Top-down and Bottom-up Assessments
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Pandemic Recovery and State and Local Pension Reform
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
COVID-19, Indian Reservations, and Self-Determination
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Creating Strategic State Stockpiles to Institutionalize Pandemic Preparedness
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Which Taxes Pay for Which State and Local Employees?
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Policies to Help Communities Recover: Economic Uncertainty
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Policies to Help Communities Recover: Housing Restrictions
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- | Housing Housing
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Policies to Help Communities Recover: Commuting
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When the Moratorium Expires: Three Quick Steps to Reduce Eviction
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The Difficult Path to State Bankruptcy
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Healthcare Transparency in the Age of COVID-19
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No More State and Local Government Bailouts
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Immigration Reform Is Key in the Recovery from the COVID-19 Crisis
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Conducting the 2020 Census under Risk of Contagion
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Legal Liability and COVID-19 Recovery
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Protecting the Presumption of Freedom
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COVID-19 Shows Why America Needs Regulatory Reform
A “Fresh Start” Is How to Get It
Latest work in COVID-19 Economic Recovery Strategies
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
Brave New World?
Matt Mitchell speaks with Bruce Yandle about the post-COVID economy, including a possible migration from large cities

Latest work in COVID-19 Economic Recovery Strategies
Latest work in COVID-19 Economic Recovery Strategies
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
An Economy on the Rebound: What Next?

- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
COVID, and Stimuli, and Keynes, Oh My!
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Vaccinations and the Economic Recovery in 2021
Testimony, Joint Economic Committee
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
3 Pressing Urban Problems Indian Cities must Solve in the Post-COVID Recovery | World Economic Forum
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Another Bad Idea
There is a disconnect between proposed stimulus spending and improving economic conditions

- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Make It Easy for Startups to Sell Stock
Fewer regulations would increase access to capital and promote innovation

- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The NBA’s Reopening Is a Warning Sign for the U.S. Economy
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Covid-19 Will Expose the Ghosts in the U.S. Economy
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CARES Act and Regulatory Fixes Needed for a Faster Recovery
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The Coronavirus Recession: What Can the China Experience Tell Us?
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Will the coronavirus pandemic cause a recession?
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