External Resources
To help you find out how economists are responding to the Covid-19 crisis and the challenges it will bring, we have compiled a list of useful external resources.
Contributing organisations
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Cambridge University’s COVID-19 research page, led by Cambridge-INET, features research, insight and news about the economic implications of COVID-19.
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The Centre for Population Change are working to understand the economic and social impact of the pandemic on our lives.
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CORE COVID-19 Collection. CORE makes accessible, relevant, real-world economics teaching available and free to everyone, including a glossary of economic concepts.
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Discover Economics COVID-19 blog, aiming to broaden the appeal of economics to potential students by changing perceptions of economics and economists to increase diversity among economics students.
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The Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) is holding a series of webinars to disseminate some of the latest research on measuring the economy during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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European Economic Association (EEA): a list of projects addressing the COVID-19 crisis.
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The International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO): is a a collaboration between UCL, Cardiff University, Queen’s University Belfast, the University of Auckland and the University of Oxford, which aims to mobilise and assess evidence from around the world to inform UK policymakers, contributing to better policymaking and to the wellbeing of UK citizens.
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Research and analysis from the Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI); engaging with students, researchers, policymakers and companies to contribute to public life in Scotland and further afield.
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Research and analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS); informing public debate on economics through the production and communication of world class research.
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LSE Economics research in response to COVID-19 is a series of research papers and policy proposals from the London School of Economics.
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Research and analysis from the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR); improving the understanding of the economic and social forces that affect people’s lives.
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All research projects on COVID-19 by the Department of Economics from the University of Oxford.
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The Resolution Foundation, informing the public debate focused on improving the living standards of those on low-to-middle incomes.
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The Royal Economic Society (RES) COVID-19 hub; bringing together the society’s activities on COVID-19, including the RES Policy Webinar Series.
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Coronavirus Hub, giving the latest information on research they have funded, funding opportunities and other information.
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VoxEU, the CEPR policy portal, provides research-based policy analysis and commentary by leading economists from across Europe.
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The University of Warwick’s Economics Department has collected together all their coronavirus research and commentary.
Other organisations
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American Economic Association (AEA): a list of projects addressing COVID-19 crisis.
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The Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago, translating research into accessible and relevant formats, and proactively disseminating it to key decision-makers around the world.
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Campaign for Social Science hub. Showcases research, think-pieces and policy analysis across social sciences which contribute to understanding and tackling the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on society and economy.
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The cemmap working paper series publishes papers expanding the frontiers of knowledge in microdata methods and practice, and has focused on challenges posed by Covid-19 in recent months.
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CesIfo research on COVID-19; a global, independent research network based in Munich that aims to advance international scientific knowledge exchange about economics and economic policy.
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Chicago Booth Review reports on relevant research on the recession following the financial crash in 2007-8 and how they could relevant for the economic fall-out of the current crisis.
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The Conversation sources news and views on Covid-19 (and much else) from the academic and research community and delivers them direct to the public.
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Economics for Inclusive Prosperity: A network of academic economists committed to an inclusive economy and society. Our members develop and discuss policy ideas based on sound scholarship.
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The Economics Network, providing advice on distance and online learning to enhance the quality of learning and teaching throughout the Higher Education economics community.
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European Network for Economic and Fiscal Policy Research (econpol), network of universities and research institutes across 12 countries, who contribute scientific expertise to discussion of policy in the European Union
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The Office of National Statistics (ONS): latest data and analysis related to coronavirus (COVID-19) and its effect on the economy and society.
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Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker: track the economic impacts of COVID-19 on people, businesses, and communities across the United States in real time.
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Our World in Data, making research and data on the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) available to make progress against the world’s largest problems.
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Oxford Economics have a list of their featured Coronavirus research briefings.
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Pandemics in History, an Economic History resource list collating literature and primary sources on epidemics, disease and public health.