Why is the Euro Punching Below Its Weight?
On the twentieth anniversary of its inception, the euro has yet to expand its role as an international currency.
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How Are Small Businesses Adjusting to COVID-19? Early Evidence from a Survey
In addition to its impact on public health, COVID-19 has had a major impact on the economy.
Plasmid-Mediated Antibiotic Resistance Among Uropathogens in Primigravid Women—Hyderabad, India
With the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance worldwide, uncovering the molecular epidemiology is critical for understanding what is driving this crisis.
COVID-19: What Intervention Policies Are Most Effective? A Brief Report Using Data from Government of Bahrain
To shed light on intervention policies that can be most effective in addressing the novel COVID-19, we have performed some preliminary analyses .
Constitutionalism at the Nexus of Life and Law
This essay introduces a collection of articles gathered under the theme of “law, science, and constitutions of life.” Together, they explore how revolutions in notions of what biological life is are e
Searching for Work with a Criminal Record
People with a criminal record face substantial demand-side employment barriers that have clear implications for whether or not they search for work and what strategies they use.
The Federal Fisc
Long before the presidential primaries, or a paralyzing pandemic, Harvard Magazine asked several faculty experts to write about issues that would be shaped by the national elections, that mattered to
Economics after Neoliberalism: Introducing the EfIP Project
The tools of contemporary economics are critical to developing a policy framework for "inclusive prosperity," which requires that we consider the whole distribution of outcomes and human prosperity br
The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and how We Can Do it Again
In a sweeping overview of more than a century of history, drawing on his inimitable combination of statistical analysis and storytelling, Robert Putnam analyzes a remarkable confluence of trends that
National Fiscal Policies to Fight Recessions in US States
Countercyclical fiscal policy generally focuses on national economic downturns.
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