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This is Round 10 of the FiveThirtyEight/IGM COVID-19 Economic Outlook survey. This survey series is overseen by Professors Allan Timmermann and Jonathan Wright. The list of experts answering the questions is identified in the post along with the responses. Individual responses are anonymous. A simple summary of responses of Round 10 appears here on the […] 

This week's US Economic Experts Panel statements:
A) The US economy would be substantially stronger today if the state and local ‘stay-at-home’ orders had been more uniform and lasted longer in the first half of the year.

B) The economy will receive a substantial boost as soon as K-12 schools can be safely opened in person nationwide. 

This week's European Economic Experts Panel statements:

A) The ECB should aim to achieve an inflation rate that averages 2% over time.

B) The ECB should take account of the environmental implications of its policy decisions.

C) The objectives set for the ECB by Treaty should make maximum sustainable employment of equal importance as price stability. 

This is Round 09 of the FiveThirtyEight/IGM COVID-19 Economic Outlook survey. This survey series is overseen by Professors Allan Timmermann and Jonathan Wright. The list of experts answering the questions is identified in the post along with the responses. Individual responses are anonymous. A simple summary of responses of Round 09 appears here on the […] 

This week's US Economic Experts Panel statement:

The Fed's revised strategy to focus on employment shortfalls and a more flexible interpretation of the inflation target will make little practical difference to monetary policy outcomes over the next decade. 

This is Round 08 of the FiveThirtyEight/IGM COVID-19 Economic Outlook survey. This survey series is overseen by Professors Allan Timmermann and Jonathan Wright. The list of experts answering the questions is identified in the post along with the responses. Individual responses are anonymous. A simple summary of responses of Round 08 appears here on the […] 

This is Round 07 of the FiveThirtyEight/IGM COVID-19 Economic Outlook survey. This survey series is overseen by Professors Allan Timmermann and Jonathan Wright. The list of experts answering the questions is identified in the post along with the responses. Individual responses are anonymous. A simple summary of responses of Round 07 appears here on the […] 

Steven J. Davis, Casey B. Mulligan, Joseph S. Vavra, and Robert H. Topel As Congress and the President discussed whether further assistance for the economy is warranted, the IGM convened a conversation amongst Steven J. Davis, Casey B. Mulligan, and Joseph S. Vavra, and moderated by Robert H. Topel. Our panelists discussed what we know […] 

Paul A. Gompers, Will Gornall, Steven N. Kaplan, and Ilya A. Strebulaev We survey over 1,000 institutional and corporate venture capitalists (VCs) at more than 900 different firms to learn how their decisions and investments have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We compare their survey answers to those provided by a large sample of […]