Blogs, Opinions and Academic papers

• A Post-Coronavirus Recovery in Asia—Extending a “Whatever it Takes” Lifeline to Small Businesses – IMF Blogs
• The pandemic adds momentum to the deglobalization trend – Douglas A. Irwin (PIIE)
• The coronavirus stimulus package: Quantifying the transfer multiplier – Christian Bayer, Benjamin Born, Ralph Luetticke, Gernot Müller (VoxEU.org)

News

• Global Economy Hit by Record Collapse of Business Activity – WSJ
• Just how bad is the economy? – Washington Post