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Narayana Kocherlakota, the Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics at Rochester, offers his view on economic recovery during a pandemic.<\/div>\n

Unemployment in the United States is between 13 and 14 percent\u2014the highest rates we\u2019ve seen since the 1930s. The stock market swings up and down in part based on how optimistic global investors are that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us.<\/p>\n

Narayana Kocherlakota<\/a>, the Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester<\/a> and a former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, drives home a simple point about the prospects for economic recovery: it will depend on how effectively we can combat COVID-19.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf people are worried about the disease, they\u2019re less likely to get a haircut or go to a restaurant. So the disease operates as a drag on the economy,\u201d he says. \u201cThe better we do on public health, the better the economy will do.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best-case scenario for recovery?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The best-case scenario is one where, for whatever reason, the virus ceases to be a major factor in our lives by the second half of the year. That can happen in a number of different ways. The virus can mutate, researchers can come up with a treatment that can be delivered quickly, or\u2014because of our public health interventions through testing, tracing, and quarantining (TTQ)\u2014we\u2019re able to get on top of COVID-19 to the extent that people feel confident that there aren\u2019t that many cases any more. If any of that happened, then we can expect a very fast recovery in the second half of the year.<\/p>\n

In lieu of an effective national TTQ program, what would you expect in terms of an economic recovery?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Federal Reserve expects that unemployment will drop to a little below 10 percent by the end of this year, and not reach the five percent range until the end of 2022. Growth would be slow, while unemployment remains high. That\u2019s what I would call the modal\u2014or most likely\u2014outlook, given that we have a patchwork of approaches around the country\u2014and around the world\u2014to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Is there a third outlook?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The worst case is much worse. In the state of New York, we\u2019ve seen a tremendous decline in cases, which comes from serious restrictions on people\u2019s behavior and actions. We\u2019re hoping that the TTQ program will be sufficiently robust so that we won\u2019t have to go back to those restrictions.<\/p>\n

In the worst-case scenario, governments are unable to get on top of the disease, resulting in wave after wave of new cases. Then we\u2019d be stuck at near 10 percent unemployment for a very long time.<\/p>\n

How important are stimulus plans if the recession lingers?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

If the virus remains a threat, then stimulus will be critical. If people are not working, we need the government to provide money for them to continue making purchases. Without those stimulus payments, demand will falter and unemployment will stay high.<\/p>\n

Right now, the political dialogue is moving against more fiscal interventions. We had robust interventions by the federal government in March and April, most of which were designed to expire over the course of the summer. Given the political dialogue and my assessment of national public health policy, I really worry about what the economy will look like in the fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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