An economist's quick take on COVID-19 impacts

An economist's quick take on COVID-19 impacts

In this special edition episode, Deloitte’s managing director for Economics, Dr. Patricia Buckley, walks us through the best and worst possible case scenarios for the coming months. Though the current situation is vastly different from previous financial recessions, what lessons from the past can we apply to help navigate the waters ahead? What changes might we see in consumer spending?

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I firmly believe we will get back to a period where the US economy is growing. But when and how fast—and this is important—what exactly that post-COVID economy looks like are really up for grabs right now.

⁠—Dr. Patricia Buckley, managing director for economics,
Deloitte Services LP

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