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Four new working papers distributed this week report on the economic, health, and related consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and public policies that respond to it. Two focus on issues related to vaccines. The first presents evidence on the expected return and risk of a portfolio of investments in new mRNA vaccines; these are important inputs in assessing the viability of the private market for vaccine development (30126). The second reports on how receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine affected the demand for non-COVID-19 medical treatment (30139). Another new study analyzes the contributions of temporary layoffs to overall unemployment, with particular emphasis on the recession associated with the pandemic (30134). Yet another study characterizes the diffusion of policies across US states, with particular application to COVID-19 related policies (30142).

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Four new working papers distributed this week report on the economic, health, and related consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and public policies that respond to it. Two focus on issues related to vaccines. The first presents evidence on the expected return and risk of a portfolio of investments in new mRNA vaccines; these are important inputs in assessing the viability of the private market for vaccine development (30126). The second reports on how receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine affected the demand for non-COVID-19 medical treatment (30139). Another new study analyzes the contributions of temporary layoffs to overall unemployment, with particular emphasis on the recession associated with the pandemic (30134). Yet another study characterizes the diffusion of policies across US states, with particular application to COVID-19 related policies (30142).

More than 560 NBER working papers have addressed various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. These papers are open access and have been collected for easy reference. Like all NBER papers, they are circulated for discussion and comment, and have not been peer-reviewed. View them in reverse chronological order or by topic area.