UCSB Economic Forecast Project

Please register for our August 6th webinar at 3:30PM HERE

Please fill out our COVID-19 Research Survey HERE

Resources & Recordings

Thank you to everyone who attended our April 16, May 7th, May 21st, and June 4th webinars on the local impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have provided a recording of the webinars for those who were not able to attend in the video above. We have also made the presentation slides available in the link below. You will also find several resource links below. We will continue to update this page as additional information becomes available.

Resource Links

April 16, 2020 Webinar Slides and May 7, 2020 Webinar Slides
CDC Guidelines
Our World in Data COVID-19 Page
New York University Volatility Lab COVID-19 Page
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Interview
Early Warnings
St. Louis Fed Projections
Foot Traffic Data
MLB Participates in COVID-19 Study

Detailed Data

Below you will find more information about COVID-19 and its observed (and expected) effects on Santa Barbara County and some of our neighbors. We explore the demographic breakdown of the county, discuss the employment situation, our exposure to lost jobs, and look at some interesting patterns in foot traffic.