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PS Behind the Headlines
JULY 2, 2020
In this week’s Behind the Headlines, we continue our coverage of the COVID-19 crisis. PS commentators assess strategies for mitigating the pandemic’s economic fallout, and condemn those that fail to account for inequality.
 
Whitney Arana, Editor
Priorities for the COVID-19 Economy

Priorities for the COVID-19 Economy


Joseph E. Stiglitz highlights the macro and micro considerations that should drive policy responses to the pandemic-induced crisis.
No More Free-Lunch Bailouts

No More Free-Lunch Bailouts


Mariana Mazzucato and Antonio Andreoni show why governments can and should attach mandatory conditions to state aid to private businesses.
The COVID Class War

The COVID Class War


Yanis Varoufakis says that economic recovery, including in Europe, is on course to drive most people into deeper despair.

 

The Recovery Plan America Needs

 

Laura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca outline the economic policies that will be necessary to protect all workers from the deepening recession.

 

How Inequality Fuels COVID-19 Deaths


Jeffrey D. Sachs shows that countries' income and wealth distribution underlies much of the disparity in their mortality rates.
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America’s Uncertain Recovery


Michael J. Boskin says the country's longer-term economic health depends on restoring and strengthening incentives to work.

 

The Behavioral Data Debate We Need


Stephanie Hankey asks why growing reliance on digital surveillance technologies to tackle crises has met so little resistance.
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