Under the CARES Act, two-thirds of eligible unemployed Americans can access unemployment insurance exceeding their prior earnings. Peter Ganong and Joseph Vavra discuss what this fact means for the unemployed, economic recovery from COVID-19, and how to improve the program for future federal relief packages.

<p>Under the CARES Act, two-thirds of eligible unemployed Americans can access unemployment insurance exceeding their prior earnings. Peter Ganong and Joseph Vavra discuss what this fact means for the unemployed, economic recovery from COVID-19, and how to improve the program for future federal relief packages.</p>

Insights from top economists to help you navigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Hosts Tess Vigeland and Eduardo Porter talk to University of Chicago economists about their research, revealing important new ways to make sense of this moment. Economics is at the heart of crucial decisions about how we confront the COVID-19 crisis. Topics range from global trade to the changing meaning of work. Pandemic Economics is produced by the Becker Friedman Institute and Stitcher and is part of the University of Chicago podcast network. Production and original music in this series by Story Mechanics. More information at http://pandemiceconomics.uchicago.edu/

<p>Insights from top economists to help you navigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Hosts Tess Vigeland and Eduardo Porter talk to University of Chicago economists about their research, revealing important new ways to make sense of this moment. Economics is at the heart of crucial decisions about how we confront the COVID-19 crisis. Topics range from global trade to the changing meaning of work. Pandemic Economics is produced by the&nbsp;Becker&nbsp;Friedman&nbsp;Institute&nbsp;and Stitcher and is part of the University of Chicago podcast network.&nbsp;Production and original music in this series by Story Mechanics. More information at&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__pandemiceconomics.uchicago.edu_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=aLv4kG3eFBuAUFgZFQ07JQ&amp;r=g5D7NCDSgAu2YcOShT4mL1MhgNSfs5awGMUEnlulCbs&amp;m=dU8Zmw-yaNngIeZSG4g4QEC8PIlT9PhDke-CLBPQdpo&amp;s=qe_0rE0XECjlY5T2QHSdBHDTUp7UFJO-RJA74Slrm1Q&amp;e=" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u%3Dhttp-3A__pandemiceconomics.uchicago.edu_%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DaLv4kG3eFBuAUFgZFQ07JQ%26r%3Dg5D7NCDSgAu2YcOShT4mL1MhgNSfs5awGMUEnlulCbs%26m%3DdU8Zmw-yaNngIeZSG4g4QEC8PIlT9PhDke-CLBPQdpo%26s%3Dqe_0rE0XECjlY5T2QHSdBHDTUp7UFJO-RJA74Slrm1Q%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1587487133751000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfUaHD9G6mV9Xv72KsWmvws5W6nQ">http://pandemiceconomics.uchicago.edu/</a></p>

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