"President Biden promised to rebuild the backbone of the country – the middle class – so that this time everyone comes along. The Build Back Better Framework does just that. This framework will set the United States on course to meet its climate goals, create millions of good-paying jobs, enable more Americans to join and remain in the labor force, and grow our economy from the bottom up and the middle out." (whitehouse.gov)
This guide is the product of a collaborative project of students in ECON-431. It reflects the students' interest to delve deeper into the economic effects of COVID-19, and how fiscal policy can shape the post-pandemic U.S. economy.
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VOX (the articles on Coronavirus and the Economy)
https://www.vox.com/covid-19-coronavirus-economy-recession-stock-market
Institute for New Economic Thinking
https://www.ineteconomics.org/
American Enterprise Institute (right)
https://www.aei.org/policy-areas/economics/
Economic Policy Institute (middle/left)
Brookings Institute
Newspaper Databases
- ProQuest News and Newspapers: U.S. Major Dailies This link opens in a new windowIncludes the current content of the Chicago Tribune, Hartford Courant, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
- Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new windowNewspaper Source Plus includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts.
Government Information
- Congress.gov This link opens in a new windowIndexes Congressional Reports and the Congressional Record (which includes roll call votes). Tracks legislation from the introduction through committee referral and back to the House or Senate for debate.
- Congressional Research Service Reports This link opens in a new windowThe Congressional Research Service is a division of the Library of Congress. At the request of Congress, they research and report on public policy issues which are often the topic of proposed legislation or foreign policy proposals. Extensive bibliographies are usually included.