COVID-Economics Links (April 1)

Daily list of links

• "Whatever it takes." Getting into the specifics of fiscal policy to fight COVID-19 - Olivier Blanchard (PIIE)
• The importance of an expanded U.S. Unemployment Insurance system during the coronavirus recession - Arindrajit Dube
• The Priority for the Social-Distancing Period - Michael Spence (PS)
• Following the Science or a National Scandal - Simon Wren-Lewis
• Will the Economic Strategy Work? - Jean Pisani-Ferry (PS)
• Why are some stock markets in Asia less affected by coronavirus? - Bruegel
• How long can we expect temporary layoffs to remain temporary? Brookings
• The Two Pandemics - Robert Shiller (PS)
• COVID-19: What Do FREDcast Users Think about Economic Growth? - St Louis Fed Blog
• Building effective short-time work schemes for the COVID-19 crisis - VoxEU.org
• COVID- 19, inequality, and gig economy workers - VoxEU.org
• Coping with a dual shock: COVID-19 and oil prices - VoxEU.org
• 'Immunity passports' could speed up return to work after Covid-19 - The Guardian
• The tragedy of two failing superpowers - Martin Wolf FT.com
• The Federal Reserve unshackled - FT.com
• Fed Launches New Lending Facility for Foreign Central Banks - WSJ.com
• Projecting the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic - World Bank Blogs
• Maintaining Banking System Safety amid the COVID-19 Crisis - IMF Blog
• Coronabonds are no easy fix - Lorenzo Bini Smaghi (FT)
• The West’s Pandemic of Fear - Dominique Moisi (PS)
• Coronavirus stokes class friction in Europe - FT.com
• Coronavirus lessons for the west from Asia Inc - FT.com
• Developing countries scramble for funds to stave off virus impact - FT.com
• Will the coronavirus crisis rehabilitate the banks? - FT.com
• Why It’s So Freaking Hard To Make A Good COVID-19 Model - FiveThirtyEight.com