Jared Bernstein

Jared Bernstein is a fellow at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities and a former Obama administration economic adviser.

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Generational Pain

The Freefall Economy Will Scar These Americans Worst

We haven’t seen jobs numbers like these since FDR. And no matter what happens with COVID-19, this collapse will haunt an entire generation.

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Best-Case Scenario?

We’ll Be Lucky If Unemployment Stops at 20 Percent

Get ready for factories testing workers for fevers as they show up, restaurants with tables far apart, colleges with rolling groups of students, and more.

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Unprecedented

What These Insane Unemployment Stats Actually Mean

Even if people get back to work in, say, two to three months, the jobless rate could peak between 15 and 20 percent.

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Jobless Record

Want to Save the Economy? Listen to Fauci, Not Trump.

Weeks with millions of layoffs will become the long-term norm if we end this lockdown early.

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Bank Shot

Fed’s Moves Are Good. But Not Enough to Save the Economy.

The central bank says it will do whatever it takes to keep credit flowing. But the government needs to lend directly to businesses and provide cash to workers, fast.

Jared Bernstein

Jared Bernstein

The Freefall Economy Will Scar These Americans Worst

We’ll Be Lucky If Unemployment Stops at 20 Percent

What These Insane Unemployment Stats Actually Mean

Want to Save the Economy? Listen to Fauci, Not Trump.

Fed’s Moves Are Good. But Not Enough to Save the Economy.

How to Get Our Economy Out of the Coronavirus Deep Freeze

The Pandemic Economy Is Here. Here’s What Should Happen Next

Trump’s Trade Bloviation Is Becoming Policy—That’s Scary

The GOP Latest Big Proposal Is a Disastrous Economic Brew