Covid’s Next Challenge: The Growing Divide Between Rich and Poor Economies
The U.S., U.K. and China are roaring ahead, while most lower income nations are struggling, reversing decades of progress in alleviating global poverty. “This has become the inequality virus.”
Covid-19’s Toll on U.S. Business? 200,000 Extra Closures in Pandemic’s First Year
The economic toll from the pandemic has been tough to measure, but new estimates from the Federal Reserve suggest it wasn’t as bad as feared for smaller businesses.
Will productivity and growth return after the COVID-19 crisis?
Bold innovation by some firms under pressure of the pandemic could deliver a productivity dividend, but that depends on corporate action broadening and robust demand.