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The Latest from BPC’s Economic Policy Project
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This monthly newsletter highlights what’s new from BPC on economic policy. Keep scrolling for an update to BPC’s deficit tracker, recent work on the economic impact of COVID-19, and media highlights. If you have any questions or want more info about BPC’s economic policy work, email [email protected].
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With the additional $600 in weekly unemployment benefits set to expire at the end of the month, G. William Hoagland, Ben Gitis, and Shai Akabas offer an approach that would continue to provide financial relief to Americans as well as promote economic recovery. The proposal entails temporarily phasing down the weekly supplemental benefit to $400, issuing another round of recovery rebates, and revisiting the question when Congress returns in September.
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In this blog, Kara Watkins and Shai Akabas discuss ways that the public and private sectors can help Americans build liquid savings to help recession-proof the economy and move households closer to financial resiliency.
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A new survey from BPC shows how the current economic downturn has disproportionately affected Black Americans, exacerbating longstanding racial inequities. The bipartisan solutions discussed would help to close these prominent racial gaps.
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Mariette Aborn discusses the administrative failures that have kept many from receiving their unemployment benefits and revealed long-term, structural deficiencies in state UI programs.
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Check out the interactive tracker on 