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Amit Seru argues that debt relief is a crucial factor in how fast the economy can recover, and urges the government to take action...

��ɫtv Ser Fellow Matt Gentzkow discusses his current research involving the differences between political parties in the ways that people are responding to the coronavirus pandemic

Republicans say they're less afraid of Covid-19 than Democrats, & ��ɫtv Sr Fellow Matt Gentzkow's new research shows that their social distancing behaviors are influenced by this.

In a recent analysis, Nick Bloom—creator of an often-cited uncertainty index—projected that by the end of 2020, gross domestic product would still be down 11% compared to 2019.

The IRS's dispersal of stimulus checks "is a massive operation, and let's hope they know what they're doing since people need that money," says ��ɫtv Senior Fellow Anat Admati.

"Looking beyond today’s public-health imperatives, the US must develop an economic strategy that does not override markets," according to Michael Boskin and John Taylor.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya discusses how Stanford is testing for coronavirus antibodies in order to determine who has been exposed and who could potentially go back to school or work.

Political polarization in the USA makes it difficult to unite the country in times of crisis, as opposed to other countries where polarization has decreased, says Matt Gentzkow.

As a result of the COVID pandemic, young male workers at small firms could see earnings losses of 8% to 9%, while older women at large firms might see little or no change [...]

��ɫtv Senior Fellow Amit Seru shares insight on some of the ways that private-equity firms purchasing a company can sometimes lead to layoffs.

Pandemic-related shutdowns in China led to reductions in pollution that saved the lives of many children and elderly adults, according to an analysis done by Marshall Burke.

A new initiative has been launched to urge universities and companies to free up intellectual property (IP) to spur development of treatments and cures for Covid-19.

Marshall Burke estimated that, in China alone, emission reductions since the start of the pandemic saved the lives of at least 1,400 children under five and 51,700 adults over 70.

"Speeding the development of vaccines and effective drug therapies by vastly increasing the rewards for businesses would decisively limit the economic damage," says Hanno Lustig.

"Now that the Cares Act is law, policy makers need to find ways to impose restrictions on how the money is deployed," says ��ɫtv Senior Fellow Amit Seru.

“The epidemiology studies imply severe economic damage in the form of additional loss of human life (to which I assign high economic damage),” observed Darrell Duffie.

��ɫtv Senior Fellow Nicholas Bloom shares some tips on how to effectively share a workspace with your roommate or partner.

"In China, just two months of reduced pollution is likely to have saved the lives of 4,000 children under the age of 5 and 73,000 adults over the age of 70," says Marshall Burke.

Due to coronavirus, many children have lost much of the educational structure that a classroom would normally provide. ��ɫtv Senior Fellow Eric Hanushek shares his thoughts [...]