Coping with the Labor Market Consequences of the Pandemic
Webinar
Date: Friday, August 14, 2020
Time: Noon-1pm (Central time)
As Congress and the President discussed whether further assistance for the economy is warranted, the IGM convened a conversation amongst , , and , and moderated by Robert H. Topel. Our panelists discussed what we know about the short-run effects of the CARES act measures, what they expect the medium term effects of the act to be, and what types of policies would be good and bad for facilitating further adjustments in the labor market. Each panelist offered 10 minutes of opening comments, followed by a group conversation, and audience Q&A.
The full video can be viewed .
Individual panelists' presentations and slides are below.
- Steven Davis— | slides (pdf)
- Casey Mulligan— | slides (pdf)
- Joseph Vavra— | slides (pdf)
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