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Taking the Pulse of America’s Small Business Sector: May 29th

The U.S. Census Bureau’s new and experimental Small Business Pulse Survey provides weekly insight into the condition of the country’s small business sector as this unprecedented economic crisis unfolds. This write-up covers data from the week of May 17th to May 23rd. Here are five things we learned about the small business economy last week:…

EIG Webinar | Navigating COVID-19: Addressing the Economic Impact and Launching an Equitable Recovery

On May 21st, the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) moderated a discussion with EIG Economic Advisory Board members Austan Goolsbee and Kenneth Rogoff on the current economic situation and how lessons from the Great Recession can mitigate the fallout from COVID-19 and set America on a path towards a strong and inclusive recovery. Dr. Kenneth Rogoff…

Weekly Update on COVID-19’s Impact on Business Formation and Entrepreneurship

In April 2020, EIG began tracking COVID-19’s impact on prospective entrepreneurial activity in the United States in a blog post analyzing new weekly data on business formation provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. EIG will continue to provide updates of this dataset to keep a pulse on the latest trends in business formation. The statistics…

EIG Webinar | Navigating COVID: Addressing the Economic Impact and Launching an Equitable Recovery

Join the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) for a moderated discussion with EIG Economic Advisors Austan Goolsbee and Kenneth Rogoff on the current economic situation and lessons from the Great Recession for mitigating the fallout from COVID-19 and setting the country on a path for a strong, dynamic, and inclusive recovery....

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EIG Webinar | The Spread and Persistence of Neighborhood Poverty: Lessons for the COVID-19 Response

The Economic Innovation Group (EIG) recently launched the Neighborhood Poverty Project with two new reports analyzing the spread and persistence of high-poverty neighborhoods throughout the United States over the last four decades. The research finds that while the last national economic expansion brought growth and prosperity to many areas, it...

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OZ Webinar Series: Capital strategies for fortifying local economies during the crisis and recovery

Join the Economic Innovation Group and guest speaker Bruce Katz, Director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University, for a discussion on community capital strategies during the economic crisis and recovery.   Since mid-March, local governments and nonprofits have responded swiftly to support small businesses impacted by COVID-19 by...

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