How the current global recession differs from the Great Financial Crisis and why the recession is probably over.

Topics covered include:

• Why the current recession has no debt and banking crisis
• Why lower-income workers are disproportionally harmed by the current recession
• How the federal government and central bank responses differed between the current recession and the 2008-09 recession.
• Do increased unemployment benefits disincentivize workers
• Why the recession is probably over, but it could take months or years to recover the lost output
• What factors will determine the impact a Covid-19 vaccine will have on the economy

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