William Spriggs on Workers in the COVID-19 Labor Market
In October of 2020, with COVID-19 case numbers surging, more Americans had been consistently unemployed for at least 20 weeks than had been unemployed—for any length of time—a year prior. With some wo...
18 Dec 202046min
Molly Reynolds on the future of Congress
As the 2020 election season comes to an end and a new Congress approaches, Molly Reynolds, senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and author of Exceptions to the Rule: The Po...
2 Dec 202044min
Gbenga Ajilore on COVID-19 and the impact on rural communities
While COVID-19 initially struck hardest in American cities, since the end of the summer, more and more rural Americans are dealing with the consequences of the pandemic—including new daily per capita ...
18 Nov 202031min
Rob Jackson on financial regulation and the future of capital markets
Former SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson, Co-Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance and Director of the Program on Corporate Law and Policy at the New York University School of L...
16 Nov 202038min
Abigail Wozniak on COVID-19's impact on opportunity and the prospects for inclusive growth
Recorded: 10/23/20 From public health and worker safety to economic dislocation and financial stability, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit some families and communities much harder than others. With the e...
4 Nov 202050min
Skanda Amarnath on the federal reserve and monetary policy in the covid-19 pandemic
When Chair Jerome Powell testified in front of Congress at the end of September, he pledged that the Federal Reserve was committed to using its tools "to do what we can, for as long as it takes" to en...
26 Okt 202056min
Lyman Stone on COVID-19 and the US's Demographic Outlook
Even before the pandemic, the US was facing potential risks to its long-run economic strength from a series of demographic challenges, including a slower growing workforce. Lyman Stone, Research Fello...
13 Okt 20201h 2min
A Conversation with Ed Stack, Chairman and CEO of DICK'S Sporting Goods
Ed Stack, Chairman and CEO of DICK'S Sporting Goods and a 2020 Distinguished Performance Awardee, spoke to CED President Lori Murray for the "Leadership in Challenging Times" series and discussed COVI...
12 Okt 202026min
