2020 Issues Conference: Charting the Course of Connecticut’s COVID Economy research guide

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OLR Reports
Connecticut research resources
National research resources
Connecticut reports
Regional reports
National reports

OLR Reports

2020-R-0109, COVID-19 Executive Orders Affecting Business, Labor, and Housing

2020-R-0177, Paycheck Protection Program Assistance to Connecticut Businesses

2020-R-0147, COVID-19 Assistance for Homeowners and Landlords

2020-R-0124, Residential Tenants’ Protections During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020-R-0137, COVID-19 Renter Assistance

Connecticut research resources

Dept. of Labor (DOL) – Labor Market Information

• Statewide data

• Data tools

• Workforce Trends

• Labor Situation

Dept. of Housing (DOH)

• Housing Notices and Orders Regarding COVID-19

Dept. of Economic Development (DECD)

• Coronavirus Business Recovery

CT Data Collaborative

• Unemployment in Connecticut During COVID-19 Crisis

CT Fair Housing Center

• Connecticut Eviction Data Mapping

DataHaven

• 2020 Community Wellbeing Survey COVID-19 Response Wave statewide crosstabs

National research resources

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

• COVID-19 publications

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

• COVID-19 resources

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

• COVID-19 reports

U.S. Census Bureau

• Household Pulse Survey: Measuring Social and Economic Impacts during the Coronavirus Pandemic

U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL)

• Coronavirus resources

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

• COVID-19: Responding to the Health and Economic Crisis

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

• COVID-19 resources

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for States

Connecticut reports

Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA)

• FY 21 – FY 24 Fiscal Accountability Report, Nov. 20, 2020

• FY 21 – FY 24 Fiscal Accountability Presentation, Dec. 10, 2020

Office of the State Comptroller

• Monthly financial status report, December 2020

Office of the Governor, Dept. of Housing (DOH), CT Housing Finance Authority (CHFA), U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and others

• Survey of residential landlords, May 29, 2020

Regional reports

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston – New England Public Policy Center

• Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on New England Homeowners and Renters, May 20, 2020

• Economic Fallout of the COVID-19 Pandemic in New England (presentation), May 28, 2020

• An Approach to Predicting Regional Labor Market Effects of Economic Shocks: The COVID-19 Pandemic in New England, June 29, 2020

• Q3 2020: Snapshot of the New England Economy through Sept. 24, 2020, report dated Oct. 5, 2020

National reports

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

• COVID-19 and Remote Work: An Early Look at U.S. Data, June 2020

• What Jobs Being Done at Home During the COVID-19 Crisis? Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys, June 2020

• Remote Work and the Heterogeneous Impact of COVID-19 on Employment and Health, August 2020

• The Effects of COVID-19 on U.S. Small Businesses: Evidence from Owners, Managers, and Employees, September 2020

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

• COVID-19: Government Resources for Real-Time Economic Indicators, updated Nov. 19, 2020

• COVID-19: Household Debt During the Pandemic, updated Dec. 3, 2020

• Unemployment Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic: In Brief, updated Dec. 7, 2020

Council of State Governments (CSG)

• COVID-19: Fiscal Impact to States and Strategies for Recovery, July 2020