An economic assessment with an 800 year perspective

Harvard economics Prof. Ken Rogoff offers commentary about the depth of the current crisis ("A great contraction" in his terms) based upon economic research covering the past 800 years.
Intelligent and very readable.
https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Economic_Studies/Productivity_Performance/Understanding_the_Second_Great_Contraction_An_interview_with_Kenneth_Rogoff_2871
from McKinsey Quarterly