John Shattuck and four other academics call out several political leaders that are using the global pandemic to exploit their authority.…
Democrats And Republicans Should Agree On How To Solve The Coronavirus. Jason Furman, April 5, 2020, Opinion, "During the novel coronavirus…
Sticky Capital Controls. Laura Alfaro, April 3, 2020, Paper, "There is much ongoing debate on the merits of capital controls as effective…
The Time to Worry About Debt Is After the Pandemic. Jason Furman, April 2, 2020, Video, "Jason Furman, Harvard Kennedy School professor of…
The electoral successes of right-wing populists since 2016 have unsettled world politics. The spread of populism poses dangers for human…
Data Gaps and the Policy Response to the Novel Coronavirus. James Stock, March 2020, Paper, "This note lays out the basic Susceptible-…
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Pandemics Fragilities: Halt in Hyper-specialized GVC and the Big-Dollar-Hunger. Laura Alfaro, March 2020, Paper, "The risk of pandemics or…
Why Is the U.S. Behind on Coronavirus Testing? Stefan Thomke, March 30, 2020, Paper, "Coronavirus testing is needed to address the…
U.S. government should spend ‘whatever it takes’ to control virus. Lawrence Summers, March 26, 2020, Video, "Former Treasury Secretary…
The Coronavirus Debt Threat. Carmen Reinhart, Kenneth Rogoff, March 26, 2020, Opinion, "As the pandemic lockdown continues, governments and…