Europe’s Economic Policy Journal

The Spring 2021 Economic Policy Panel Meeting was held online on 15 and 16 April and the papers presented focused on ‘The Economics of Covid-19’. 

The coronavirus crisis has increased inequality in many dimensions. Two new studies of the inequality effects of Covid-19 and potential policy responses were launched at an online panel discussion hosted by Europe’s leading economic policy journal on Thursday 15 April, titled ‘Tackling the Inequality Effects of Covid – and How to Pay for It’.

Stefanie Stantcheva brought together evidence on the impacts of Covid-19 on inequality by region, by work sector, by gender and for children from different backgrounds. She also explored avenues for policy action, as did Gabriel Zucman in a separate report, co-authored with Emmanuel Saez, presenting a new proposal for sharing the burden of paying for the global pandemic.

The presentations were followed by a discussion with Ngaire Woods and Rana Foroohar

The recording of the panel discussion is now available to watch online