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COVID-19 In the News

NYT: Did New Yorkers Who Fled to Second Homes Bring the Virus?

April 24, 2020

Elisabeth S. Clemens

Sociology Faculty COVID-19 In the News

Washington Post: Our fear of government power has left us fighting covid-19 with volunteerism

April 12, 2020

John Mark Hansen

Chicago Tribune: Flashback: How fingerprinting made Chicago famous: New technology led to 1910 murder conviction in a first for the nation, Prof. John Mark Hansen writes how fingerprinting revolutionized police enforcement 100 years ago in Chicago

April 8, 2020

In the News COVID-19 History

Bloomberg: Now is the best and worst time for workers to go on strike, Asst. Prof. Gabriel Winant discusses the dynamics of worker strikes during the pandemic

April 8, 2020

In the News COVID-19 Economics

NYT: U.S. is nowhere close to reopening the economy, experts say, Asst. Prof. Simon Mongey among several researcher who argue that rapid deployment of randomized testing could reduce health and economic damage

April 6, 2020

Michael Greenstone

In the News COVID-19 Economics

NYT: How economists, too, are taking on the coronavirus crisis, Profs. Michael Greenstone and Chang-Tai Hsieh discuss the impact of recent stay at home orders

April 6, 2020

In the News COVID-19 Economics

NYT: U.S. Is Nowhere Close to Reopening the Economy, Experts Say

April 6, 2020

Benjamin Lessing

In the News COVID-19 Political Science

InSight Crime: What Does Coronavirus Mean for Criminal Governance in Latin America? Asst. Prof. Benjamin Lessing argues that criminal organizations are exerting governance to gain more social capital

April 6, 2020

In the News COVID-19 Economics

WSJ: Flatten the Curve of Economic Distress, Prof. Casey Mulligan argues that GDP losses understate the costs and sacrifices households and businesses are making

April 6, 2020

Michael Greenstone

In the News COVID-19 Economics

Rolling Stone - The Payoff from the Pain: Trillions in Benefits Seen from Social Distancing to Slow Coronavirus

April 6, 2020