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Why did schools lose students after COVID-19?
This analysis explores factors behind families' decision to homeschool after the pandemic, given that public school enrollment losses are not fully explained by changes in population, charter school enrollment, or private school enrollment.
Education
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Event recap—Taking on tax: A conversation with National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard
Tax Policy & Budget
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The changing demographics of business ownership
Economic Security & Inequality
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Event recap—Securing the safety net for working-age adults
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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April 27, 2022
Lessons learned from the breadth of economic policies during the pandemic
Reviews the macroeconomic impact of the breadth of the economic policy responses that produced a recovery that, while stronger than generally anticipated and s…
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April 27, 2022
Lessons learned from support to business during COVID-19
Surveys the newly created federal subsidies and loans provided to businesses in the first year of the pandemic and also examine the additional lending and corp…
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April 27, 2022
Lessons learned from support for the state and local sector during COVID-19
Looks at the nearly $1 trillion that the federal government provided to state and local governments.
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April 27, 2022
Lessons learned from monetary and fiscal policy during COVID-19
Examines the role of monetary policy in keeping interest rates low in the wake of a surge in federal borrowing to assess whether a similar increase in borrowin…
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April 27, 2022
Lessons learned from housing policy during COVID-19
Part I: Reviews the aid offered those among the roughly 50 million homeowners with mortgages who struggled to make payments because of the pandemic. Part II: R…
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April 27, 2022
Lessons learned from expanded unemployment insurance during COVID-19
Reviews the substantial expansion of UI—supplementing state-provided benefits, expanding eligibility to those not traditionally eligible, and extending the dur…
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April 27, 2022
Lessons learned from economic impact payments during COVID-19
Examines the more than $800 billion in cash that was distributed to all but the highest-income households in the three rounds of Economic Impact Payments (EIPs…
Policy Books
April 27, 2022
Recession Remedies: Lessons learned from the US economic policy response to COVID-19
In the United States, COVID-19 triggered a sharp economic downturn. Yet, the ensuing economic recovery was faster and stronger than nearly any forecaster antic…