HKS Affiliated Authors

Frank and Denie Weil Director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
Charles W. Eliot University Professor

Excerpt

Former Treasury Secretary on the State of the US Economy. Lawrence Summers, April 2, 2020, Video, "America has set another painful record, with the latest figures showing 6.6 million Americans as having filed claims for unemployment benefits last week. That’s a surge of over 3000% since early March. The pandemic has so far knocked nearly 10 million people out of the country’s workforce. To examine these figures and what it means for the U.S. and world economies, Christiane speaks with former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers." Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dS6BNShzFE