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Ioana and Kat talk about COVID-related job loss and the effects of unemployment insurance policies. Ioana interviews Eliza Forsythe, an economics professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, about the labor market during COVID-19 and how the pandemic and the United States government’s response has impacted inequality in the U.S.
You can find Eliza’s papers here: http://publish.illinois.edu/elizaforsythe/files/2021/05/Cortes_Forsythe_Inequality_May2021.pdf, http://publish.illinois.edu/elizaforsythe/files/2021/08/Cortes_Forsythe_Covid-demo_revision_8_1_2021.pdf, and follow Eliza Forsythe on Twitter @ElizaForsythe.
You can learn more about the nonprofits Kat mentions:
Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s analysis of Benefits Data Trust, which connects eligible people to benefits : https://www.impact.upenn.edu/benefits-data-trust/
Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s analysis of Found in Translation, which improves job prospects for low-income women while expanding medical access for members of their communities : https://www.impact.upenn.edu/found-in-translation/
Related Center for High Impact Philanthropy guidance:
Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s 2022 High Impact Giving Guide, focused on ensuring a more just recovery from COVID: https://impact.upenn.edu/giving-guide