Front Matter
(pp. 1–6)
Journal of Economic Perspectives
ISSN 0895-3309 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7965 (Online)
Vol. 36, No. 2, Spring 2022
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A Social Insurance Perspective on Pandemic Fiscal Policy: Implications for Unemployment Insurance and Hazard Pay
(pp. 3–28)
Should We Insure Workers or Jobs during Recessions?
(pp. 29–54)
The $800 Billion Paycheck Protection Program: Where Did the Money Go and Why Did It Go There?
(pp. 55–80)
American Enslavement and the Recovery of Black Economic History
(pp. 81–98)
The Cumulative Costs of Racism and the Bill for Black Reparations
(pp. 99–122)
Slavery and the Rise of the Nineteenth-Century American Economy
(pp. 123–48)
Children and the US Social Safety Net: Balancing Disincentives for Adults and Benefits for Children
(pp. 149–74)
Universal Early-Life Health Policies in the Nordic Countries
(pp. 175–98)
Inequality in Early Care Experienced by US Children
(pp. 199–222)
Economics of Foster Care
(pp. 223–46)
Joan Robinson on Karl Marx: "His Sense of Reality Is Far Stronger"
(pp. 247–64)
Recommendations for Further Reading
(pp. 265–72)