The Economic Impacts of Covid-19

The two shockers to me were:

> State-ordered reopenings of economies had small impacts on spending and employment.

and

> Stimulus payments to low-income households increased consumer spending sharply, but little of this increased spending flowed to businesses most affected by the COVID-19 shock, dampening its impacts on employment. Paycheck Protection Program loans increased employment at small businesses by only 2%, implying a cost of $377,000 per job saved.