COVID-19 Pandemic

The global spread of COVID-19 in early 2020 resulted in severe social and economic disruptions around the world. Many governments responded to the pandemic with various lockdown measures and massive fiscal stimulus programs to bolster their economies, while many central banks responded with extraordinary monetary accommodation. The economic crisis and the extraordinary policy responses had profound implications for the U.S. and world economy and the eventual recovery.

On this page you can find a collection of research and related content on the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ina Hajdini, Adam Shapiro, A. Lee Smith, Daniel Villar

Sylvain Leduc, Luiz Edgard Oliveira, Caroline Paulson

Deepika Baskar Prabhakar, Robert Valletta

Insights: SF Fed Blog

John Mondragon, Adam Shapiro, Valeska Fresquet Kohan

Valeska Fresquet Kohan, John Mondragon, Adam Shapiro

Insights: SF Fed Blog

John G. Fernald, Huiyu Li, Brigid Meisenbacher, Aren S. Yalcin

John Fernald, Huiyu Li, Brigid Meisenbacher, Aren S. Yalcin