Resource Category: Economics (General)

  • October 19, 2020
    Given current market conditions, it is clear that absent major federal interventions, whole swathes of the small-business sector will never…
  • October 16, 2020
    This report provides preliminary findings from the Select Subcommittee’s ongoing investigation of the implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
  • October 7, 2020
    In a new report from Urban Reform Institute edited by Joel Kotkin, J.H. Cullum Clark and Anne Snyder explore what happens when opportunity stalls.…
  • August 31, 2020
    Black owners show biggest decline in business activity. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on business owners have varied across demographic…
  • August 25, 2020
    Women-owned small businesses have been more heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic than male-owned small businesses, and they are less…
  • August 5, 2020
    The COVID-19 pandemic has already had an unprecedented impact on the financial lives of households across the country. During June…
  • July 9, 2020
    The Federal Reserve's community development function promotes the economic resilience and mobility of low- to moderate-income and underserved households and…
  • July 9, 2020
    To determine the initial effectiveness of government relief efforts, Gusto analyzed data from nearly 27,000 of our small business customers…
  • June 30, 2020
    This fact sheet shows that across the United States, businesses owned by Black, Latinx, and Asian people have closed down…
  • June 30, 2020
    Self-employed workers in states where businesses are hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are more likely to face economic hardships,…