Pandemics and Intellectual Discourse: Economic Perspectives

This site provides numerous policy briefs with the latest research, analysis and policy advice from the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs on the global economic, financial and social impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.

The New Yorker's coverage of how COVID-19 has affected the U.S. and global economy, from unemployment, housing, and homelessness to the closure of restaurants and other small businesses.

The Pew Research Center’s latest survey research and analysis related to the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

The COVID Analysis and Mapping of Policies (AMP) visualization tool is a comprehensive database of policies and plans to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Decision-makers can use COVID AMP’s user-friendly interface to easily identify effective policies and plans to reduce the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

OECD policy report with options for an immediate employment and social-policy response to the COVID-19 crisis

This short case study, from Sage Publishing, covers the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout. Students are asked to forecast what the effects will be, reflect on the outbreak’s impact on their local business landscape, and consider how the economy can recover.