How the American Rescue Act Affects Households (Links to an external site)
Fazzari quoted on the differential impact the rescue package from the early Biden administration has on low-income compared with higher-income families.
Fazzari helps assess Biden’s first 100 days (Links to an external site)
Politifact article that evaluates early actions of the Biden administration
Job Loss Inequality (Links to an external site)
This press release summarizes research with Ella Needler on job loss inequality, comparing the Great Recession with the Covid-19 economic crisis.
Commentary on the Biden Infrastructure proposal (Links to an external site)
Fazzari quoted extensively in a St. Louis Post Dispatch column by David Nicklaus
American Democracy Podcast (Links to an external site)
Steve Fazzari and Washington University history professor Peter Kastor discuss President Trump’s impact on the economy and country and implications for Biden’s presidency
Commentary on the American Rescue Plan (Links to an external site)
Detailed analysis of the large rescue / stimulus plan. This commentary was prepared in mid January, before President Biden took office. Most of the items discussed here were enacted in the bill the President signed.
Was the pre-pandemic Trump economy really the “greatest?” No. (Links to an external site)
Fazzari quoted in PolitiFact assessment that the President’s claims about the economy are rated “False.”
Politifact commentary: jobs during presidential terms (Links to an external site)
How does job growth in the Trump years compare with historical presidential terms?
Effects of enhanced unemployment benefits (Links to an external site)
The expired $600 weekly unemployment benefit is more important than an additional stimulus check for all families