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Coronavirus Fiscal Policy In The United States: Lessons From Feminist Political Economy, Katherine A. Moos
Coronavirus Fiscal Policy In The United States: Lessons From Feminist Political Economy, Katherine A. Moos
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Using the U.S. fiscal response to Covid-19 in March and April 2020 as a case study, this paper explores the implications that the U.S. coronavirus legislation had on the societal distribution of responsibility for social reproduction among U.S. households, employers, and the U.S. federal government —and its effect on women and racialized minorities. It builds on feminist political economy research that argues that, prior to the coronavirus pandemic, economic crisis and stagnating conditions for workers in the United States had increased the role of households and the U.S. government in social reproduction, relative to the contribution of employers. This paper …