COVID-Economics Links (April 2)

Daily list of links:

• Not One Emerging Market Financial Crisis, but Many - Brad Setser
• R < 1 as an Economic Constraint - Eric Budish
• Supply chain contagion waves - Baldwin and Freeman (VoxEU.org)
• Tax relief in a time of crisis - World Bank Blogs
• Yes, medical gear depends on global supply chains. Here's how to keep them moving - PIIE
• Shore up global transport to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic - World Bank Blogs
• The EU needs an independent public health authority to fight pandemics such as the COVID-19 crises - VoxEU.org
• Some micro/macro insights on the economics of coronavirus - VoxEU.org
• Coronanomics 101 - Barry Eichengreen (PS)
• Reviving the potency of monetary policy with recession insurance bonds - Coronado and Potter (PIIE)
• Economic Policies for the COVID-19 War - IMF Blog
• Economic Implications of COVID-19 - Becker Friedman Institute
• Responding to crisis with digital payments for social protection: Short-term measures with long-term benefits - World Bank Blogs
• The pandemic is an unexpected opportunity for climate action - World Bank Blogs
• Why Amazon Is Poised to Emerge from the Covid-19 Crisis Stronger Than Ever - Sussman (ProMarket)
• Globalisation and national resilience can coexist despite Covid-19 - Martin Sandbu (FT.com)
• The US, China and Asia after the pandemic: more, not less, tension. Brookings
• Don't forget to thank immigrants too - Brookings
• Is it too late to prevent mass unemployment owing to the Coronavirus? The New Yorker
• European Experts Ready Smartphone Technology to Help Stop Coronavirus - US News
• Fed Temporarily Eases Capital Requirements for Big Banks - WSJ.com
• Brussels eyes markets to fund €100bn pandemic jobs scheme - FT.com
• Coronavirus outbreak will harm UK data collection and statistics - FT.com