Library: COVID-19's Impact on Business: Financial markets/ Economy

Financial data providers & consultancies

MarketLine Executive Briefing
Understand the COVID-19 outbreak, its impact on the global economy, and initial implications for
specific sectors.
Last Updated:21 October 2020

Covid-19 Economic Impact Tracker
The Freedonia Group share their insights on the impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus with ongoing news and updates. You can read their insights here:
COVID-19 US Economic Impact
The Freedonia Group share their insights on the economic impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus. You can read their snippets of their recent insights here:
Sept. 10, 2020

Forecasting in a time for crisis The effect of COVID-19 on the economy.
Sections include:
-Downward revisions to forecasts
-Social distancing driving the economic effect of the pandemic
-Changes in future behavior
-Tracking the economy in real time

COVID-19 Resources from National Statistical Offices

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Moody's
Continually Updated. Site by Moody's focused on coronavirus' impact on the economy. Not all resources are available.
Goldman Sachs
Continually updated. Research and insights focused on COVID-19.
S&P Global | Economic Implications of Coronavirus
Continually updated. As the situation surrounding the spread of COVID-19 continues to develop, markets around the globe are feeling its impacts. Our researchers and reporters are analyzing the coronavirus’ effects on the markets.
S&P: Coronavirus - Economic & Credit Market Analysis
MSCI | Coronavirus
Continually updated. Videos, blog posts, and updates from MSCI, a global finance company providing insights into financial markets.
Morningstar's View: The Impact of Coronavirus on the Economy
A brief overview of the effect of COVID-19 on the national and international economy, with predictions for the future.
Clarivate analytics
A collection of reports and white papers examining the various impacts and effects of coronavirus on several sectors. The papers are available for download free of charge, but registration is required.
Will the Coronavirus Send the US into Recession?
45-minute audio (SoundCloud) presentation.
Deloitte: United States Economic Forecast 2nd Quarter 2020
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While there are now scores of reports and news stories on how COVID-19 is now and will continue to change the world’s economy, this highlights with comprehensiveness, timeliness and the publishers’ reputation and prominence. Provides deep insights into the kinds of fundamental changes underway about due to the enormous disruptions caused by the virus. Consider this site if you are looking for an authoritative analysis on the current and future impact of COVID-19 on the world’s economy and how business will change.

Private markets

PitchBook: Coronavirus Updates: Lastest News and Analysis
Continually updated. Free news and analysis from PitchBook, a data and research provider focused on VC, PE, and M&A. While these news articles are free, some content will be only accessible to subscribers.
The Unprecedented Stock Market Reaction to COVID-19
Academic paper. No previous infectious disease outbreak, including the Spanish Flu, has impacted the stock market as powerfully as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Think Tanks & Research Institutes

Hoover Institution | The Hoover Institution on COVID-19
Continually updated. Research, articles, interviews, podcasts, etc. from the Hoover Institution, a public policy think tank and research institution at Stanford University.
SIEPR | Search: Coronavirus
Continually updated. News, research, and videos from Stanford University's Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR).
Includes a video with GSB Professor Darrell Duffie on the financial markets in a coronavirus world.
Brookings | Topic: Coronavirus
Continually updated. Reports and analysis on COVID-19 by Brookings, a DC based think tank.
CEPR | Economics in the Time of COVID-19
CEPR Press Book: Economics in the
Time of COVID-19 (over 100 pages)
Kenan Institute of Private Enterprises | Press Briefing: Business and Economic Impact of COVID-1
March 17, 2020. Audio recording from a press briefing held by the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at UNC, which "develops and promotes innovative, market-based solutions to vital economic issues."

Start Ups

Startups Race to Shore Up Balance Sheets as Panic Spreads; Venture-backed companies seek customers, capital amid pandemic

Winkler, Rolfe. Wall Street Journal (Online); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]16 Mar 2020.

Government & NGOs

Coronavirus and the U.S. Economy
Presentation by James Bullard, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis.
OECD Interim Economic Assessment | Coronavirus: The World Economy at Risk
March 2, 2020. "The Interim Outlook presents both a best-case scenario in which the extent of the coronavirus is broadly contained and a “domino” prospect of contagion that is more widespread."
Global economy faces gravest threat since the crisis as coronavirus spreads
(video presentation and text). Here's a link to a PDF of the transcript of the video, along with some additional information.
CRS Reports | Keyword: COVID-19
Continually updated. Reports by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) are "encyclopedic research reports written to clearly define issues in a legislative context."

IMFBlog: Special series on the response to the coronavirus from the International Monetary Fund

Potential impact of the coronavirus epidemic: What we know and what we can do
Fiscal policies to protect people during the coronavirus outbreak
Limiting the economic fallout of the coronavirus with large targeted policies
Monetary and financial stability during the coronavirus outbreak

News articles and OpEds

NPR | Poll: Nearly 1 In 5 Households Have Lost Work Because Of Pandemic
March 17, 2020. "The coronavirus pandemic has already started to hit American pocketbooks, with nearly 1 in 5 households experiencing a layoff or a reduction in work hours, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll."

ProQuest US Newsstream
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Athey, Susan, and Dean Karlan. "How to practice social distancing while helping the economy." Mar 16 2020. Web. ProQuest. 28 Mar. 2020.

Fast Company | Coronavirus Brings Moratoriums on Evictions, Utility and Water Shutoffs, Bank Fees, and Data Caps
March 13, 2020. "Here’s a list of the states, cities, utilities, and companies giving people a vital break on bills during the unprecedented coronavirus quarantine."