Did COVID-19 Lead to a Rise in Domestic Violence?
With the spread of COVID-19 across the United States, 2020 has been a bleak year for many Americans. The JEC has discussed the adverse effect of COVID-19 on employment and mental health, suggesting that feeling disconnected, stressed, and mentally unwell can lead to other dangerous consequences. In ...
Seniors’ Emotional and Social Health During the Pandemic: Most are Faring Well though Some Face Greater Challenges
Early in the pandemic, it became clear that seniors are among the groups most at-risk for experiencing adverse health outcomes due to COVID-19.
Marital Health, Parental Well-being, and Family Bonds during the Pandemic: Findings from the 2020 American Family Survey
Although the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging the strength of some marriage and family relationships, the American Family Survey indicates marriages and families in America are doing well and may be stronger in some ways than before the pandemic started.
Looking Beyond Deaths and GDP Alone to Understand COVID-19 Policy Responses
Discussions of COVID-19 policy have often centered around two metrics: robust economic performance, as measured by GDP, and public health, as measured by deaths attributable to COVID-19. Places that do better on either metric, or both, are often judged to have had a better policy response than those...
A Case for Thoughtful Reopening: The Value of Work and Mental Health Impacts of Unemployment
As states continue to move forward weighing the costs and benefits of reopening, it is important to not only consider the economic and health consequences, but also how government shutdowns harm Americans’ mental health due to a loss of income, work, and social connections.
Cars, Kids, and Unintended Costs
Policy analysts on both the left and right are increasingly giving attention to the implications of falling birth rates and considering policies to reverse them.
Saving and COVID-19
One unusual feature of the U.S. economy during the COVID-19 pandemic is a massive increase in saving. Saving nearly tripled over the first two quarters of 2020.
An Update on Charitable Giving
The good news is that charitable giving last year rose overall, making 2019 giving the second highest to date in real terms (after 2017)
COVID-19, School Closures, and School Choice
The pandemic need not have the final word; it can be an opportunity to ensure more parents have more opportunity to seek out an education that is not only high-quality, but one that is provided in the context they deem best for their individual needs.
Stable Monetary Policy to Connect More Americans to Work
A well-chosen and consistent monetary policy anchor will not solve every problem—and certainly not ones directly related to public health—but it can facilitate the execution of financial and business contracts and shore up the social contract by lowering uncertainty about the future.
