The Economics of the COVID Pandemic and the Governmental Response
Use these readings to get started on your original assignments. Follow up on links as necessary to better understand the topic. You can email any interesting links you find so that I can post them.
Unemployment Insurance and Housing
For the first part of the class, we are going to look at the CARES Act and that has been happening since it expired.
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CARES Act Measures Strengthening Unemployment Insurance Should Continue While Need Remains
The Rent Is Still Due: America’s Renters, COVID-19, and an Unprecedented Eviction Crisis
Extend CARES Act Eviction Moratorium, Combine With Rental Assistance to Promote Housing Stability
Executive Order on Fighting the Spread of COVID-19 by Providing Assistance to Renters and Homeowners
Trump Executive Order Doesn’t Extend Eviction Ban, Won’t Help the Millions Struggling to Pay Rent
Coverage of the current budget deal impasse: Is $1 Trillion Enough for a New Economic Relief Package?
Payroll Tax Moratorium
Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster
Business groups warn of ‘substantial tax liability’ from payroll tax deferral
The latest development – IRS says companies are responsible for deferred payroll taxes
Universities
For the second part of the class, we are going to talk about universities, including LSU.
New! The Long-Brewing Crisis in Higher Education | On the Media | WNYC Studios
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A Global Perspective – Universities will never be the same after the coronavirus crisis
Colleges Get Billions in Coronavirus Relief, but Say Deal Falls Short of Needs
Mounting Peril for Public Higher Education During the Coronavirus Pandemic