Who were the winners and losers in the COVID-19 'wealth surge'?

COVID-19 saw households around the US pay off debt and save. Image: Unsplash/National Cancer Institute
Cyril Rebillard
Economist in the Open Economy Macroeconomics Division of the Research Department, IMF
Cian Allen
Economist, Open Economy Division , IMF

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