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A ventilator stands at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, U.S., on Monday, March 23, 2020. Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
New York University (NYU) professor Paul Romer speaks at a news conference after being named a winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics with professor William D. Nordhaus of Yale University. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. Capitol stands past a pedestrian crossing Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Shortly after midnight today, the White House and Democratic lawmakers said they reached agreement on a $2 trillion bill aimed at limiting the economic hit of the coronavirus outbreak. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin leaves the offices of Minority Leader Charles Schumer as negotiations continue into the night on a $2 trillion economic stimulus. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Jason Furman, a former economic adviser to President Barack Obama, has proposed a coronavirus stimulus package of $1,000 for most American adults, plus $500 for each of their kids. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
DENVER, CO - MARCH 12: Healthcare workers test people for COVID-19 at the state's first drive-up testing center (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption
