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Bryant Pandemic Economics series convenes thought leaders on tough issues and opportunities for a better future
December 12, 2020 GMT
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A full recording of the panel is available here.
Current economic and political landscape
With his city particularly hard hit by the pandemic, Deputy Mayor Thompson believes in the importance of creating space for “dialogue across the political spectrum, across racial groups, across communities” to be better able to understand what’s affecting people’s lives and families.
In this important conversation about the current political and economic landscape and the complex challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zandi noted, “It is going to be a bit of a slog,” with the U.S. economy projected to take about three years to recover, and up to five or six years for Rhode Island.