July 2, 2020, Video, "As the world continues to change as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, this session will discuss the fate of the…
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July 2020, Paper: "The Online Appendix provides additional evidence and sensitivity checks. Section A shows the distribution of schooling…
June 25, 2020, Audio, "In business, market forces drive innovation through competition and accountability. But America’s political system…
June 23, 2020, Video, "Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers tackles the toughest public policy of our times: opening our…
June 15, 2020, Audio, "Some Native American tribes have seen high infection rates from COVID-19. And the COVID-19 pandemic has also stalled…
June 10, 2020, Paper, "Student loans help many individuals obtain higher education that they otherwise could not fund, but concerns have…
June 8, 2020, Audio"To help address the big questions that shape our world, UBS has sought out a number of Nobel laureates in the Economic…
June 5, 2020, Opinion, "The official unemployment rate rose from 3.5 percent in February to 13.3 percent in May (down from its value in…
June 2, 2020, Video, "The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis of unprecedented scale, with aftershocks that will be felt in virtually…
What makes cities vulnerable to COVID-19? Concentrated poverty, says econ professor - Edward Glaeser
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May 28, 2020, Audio, "Disease has thrived among dense populations since cities began. But COVID-19 is the worst example since 1918, and New…