Apr 22, 2020

New money for COVID-19 relief

Congressional leaders have agreed on a new $500 billion bipartisan deal to deliver more coronavirus relief to small businesses and hospitals. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The House of Representatives is expected to pass new coronavirus relief money. A report from the World Bank warns that money sent by migrant workers to their families could fall. Economic research on the expected and real-time effects of COVID-19.

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COVID-19

Breaking down the new COVID-19 relief bill

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder

Apr 22, 2020

The nearly half-a-trillion dollar bill would replenish the program to help small businesses.

$310 billion goes toward loans for small businesses, the Paycheck Protection Program.

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COVID-19

What can past pandemics teach economists about COVID-19?

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Alex Schroeder

Apr 22, 2020

Economists are adapting models and using social media to try to capture emerging trends in real time.

A group of MIT researchers found that nearly half of those they surveyed are now working from home.

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The Sinister Minister Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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