LibGuides: Business & Economic Impact of COVID-19: USA

Impact on the US Economy

BCC White Paper Connection: COVID-19
A collection of 5-7-page overviews of how coronavirus is impacting a popular market, and where the market is headed in the next few years.
Combating the Coronavirus (US Chamber of Commerce)
The U.S. Chamber is working closely with the White House, U.S. government agencies, and foreign government officials to inform and equip businesses with the most important and up-to-date information to prevent the spread of the virus and prepare businesses for the near and long-term impact
Concerns About COVID-19 Push US E-Commerce Boundaries
Nielsen, April 7, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
Health and government officials are working together to maintain the safety, security, and health of the American people. Small businesses are encouraged to do their part to keep their employees, customers, and themselves healthy.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Resources (US Federal Reserve)
Coronavirus Impact (American Banker)
Free access to American Banker articles on coronavirus impact.
COVID-19 in America: Response, Issues, and Law - HeinOnline
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Compiling federal government reports and publications on the various ways COVID-19 has impacted every aspect of life, this database is organized into the following areas of impact: Economics, Global, Health, and Society.
COVID-19 Related Goods: The U.S. Industry, Market, Trade, and Supply Chain Challenges
United States International Trade Commission report, December 2020
COVID-19: Government Resources for Real-Time Economic Indicators (Congressional Research Service)
This CRS Insight presents selectreal-timeeconomic indicatorsthat attempt to measure the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicon the U.S.economy. Created by select federal government agencies, these new or unique indicatorsattempt to measure the demographic, social, and economic impacts of COVID-19 in real-time, or on a weekly or monthly basis, rather than quarterly or annually. (10/21/20)
COVID-19: Household Debt During the Pandemic (Congressional Research Service 10/22/20)
COVID-19: What US business leaders should know
From PwC: Here’s how to shore up your company’s response to the coronavirus
Embedding resilience A guide to the business implications of COVID-19. (KPMG)
The rapid outbreak of the coronavirus presents an alarming health crisis that the world is grappling with. In addition to the human impact, there is also a significant commercial impact being felt globally. As viruses know no borders, the impacts will continue to spread. In fact, 94 percent of the Fortune 1000 are already seeing COVID-19 disruptions
Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (CDC)
This interim guidance may help prevent workplace exposures to COVID-19, in non-healthcare settings.
Uncurrent Events: Epidemics, Pandemics, and the Economy
From Federal Reserve FRASER: As many schools and universities move to online learning in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, FRASER hopes these historical primary and secondary source resources from our collection and those of our partners and colleagues will be useful.
Unemployment Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic: In Brief (Congressional Research Service 10/23/20)
This report provides information on which groups have experienced the largest increases in unemployment rates since the onset of the pandemic in 2020
Unpacking the Economic Impact of COVID-19 With Sarah May Whitelake and CAP Action’s Gbenga Ajilore
Center for American Progress, April 2, 2020

COVID Data and Research

HHS Coronavirus Data Hub
The HHS Coronavirus Data Hub provides high-quality, accessible, and timely information for entrepreneurs, researchers, and policy makers to help drive insights and better health outcomes for all. This site augments HHS open data on COVID-19 — available on Healthdata.gov and Data.gov — with non-government datasets from academia, non-profit organizations, industry and hospital facilities reporting from all 50 states.
US Census Bureau - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Data
Provides demographic risk factor variables along with economic data on 20 key industries impacted by Coronavirus. Each data set can be displayed in different visualizations, maps, can be shared, and available for download. Periodically updated.
COVID-19 Data (SimplyAnalytics)
The SimplyAnalytics team just added COVID-19 data at the national, state, and county levels to SimplyAnalytics. The data is from USAFacts.org and we update it daily with the latest numbers.
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The following data variables are now available in SimplyAnalytics:
• Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by date
• Prevalence of confirmed COVID-19 cases (per 100,000 individuals) by date
• Deaths from COVID-19 by date
• Prevalence of deaths from COVID-19 (per 100,000 individuals) by date
You can find the COVID-19 data in SimplyAnalytics in two places:
• [recommended] Go to the Data tab, click on the "Data Folder" view (located just below the data search box), then scroll to the bottom of the list of data folders, or
• Go to the Data tab, click on the Health category icon, then check the box next to COVID-19 in the list of health sub-categories
This data can be combined with our demographic and health data variables to identify areas with vulnerable residents, such as the elderly, people with respiratory illnesses, and smokers.

Here are the best ways to view this data in SimplyAnalytics:
• Map View: map the COVID-19 data by County or State
• Ranking View: rank all counties in the United States to identify areas with the highest counts or rates of COVID-19
• Comparison Table View: add your counties and states and any COVID-19 variables to this report to compare rates over time
• Related Data Table View: add one variable from a folder to this view and the rest will be added automatically
Timeline of Events Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
From Federal Reserve FRASER: In December of 2019, an outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. The pandemic led to global socioeconomic disruption as drastic action was taken to suppress the outbreak. This up-to-date timeline provides details and key events in the crisis, focusing on its impact in the United States.
Interdisciplinary Coronavirus & Infectious Disease Related Research (SSRN)
Links to SSRN Papers in non-scientific disciplines.

Financial Markets

COVID-19 and Stock Market Stress (CRS Report, 4/3/20)
This Insight explains the function of the U.S. stock market, the different ways to view stock pricing, and how certain pandemic-induced conditions could affect policy making.
Falling Angels? Data show how debt has U.S. companies on the edge of danger. The pandemic may push them over (4/3/20)
Overview of S&P ratings actions per day, bonds, ratings of corporate issuers, and more.
The Global Pandemic and Run on Shadow Banks (Kanses City Federal Reserve
In March, the global coronavirus pandemic led to a period of financial stress in which credit conditions tightened at an unprecedented pace. Elements of this stress period can be explained as a classic run on “shadow banks”—nonbank financial institutions that fund long-term assets with short-term debt. Although timely Federal Reserve interventions restored some calm to markets, shadow banks remain vulnerable to future runs because they lack the safeguards available to regulated depository institutions.