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In the News COVID-19 Political Science

NYT: China created a fail-safe system to track contagions. It failed, Prof. Dali Yang discusses local failures of early-warning system

April 6, 2020

Michael Greenstone

In the News COVID-19 Economics

Washington Post: Moderate social distancing yields $8 trillion in economic benefits, study finds, article discusses new working paper from Prof. Michael Greenstone on social distancing

April 6, 2020

Michael Greenstone

In the News COVID-19 Economics

Bloomberg: This Time the Numbers Show We Can’t Be Too Careful, article cites Prof. Michael Greenstone's economic analysis of social distancing

April 6, 2020

In the News COVID-19 Political Science

Vox: The myth of authoritarian coronavirus supremacy, Prof. Dali Yang discusses China's efforts to downplay the pandemic

April 6, 2020

Michael Greenstone

In the News COVID-19 Economics

Vox: A just and sustainable economic response to coronavirus, explained, Prof. Michael Greenstone discusses clean energy stimulus spending

April 6, 2020

In the News COVID-19 Political Science

Washington Post: China’s claim of coronavirus victory in Wuhan brings hope, but experts worry it is premature, Prof. Dali Yang discusses balance between fighting coronavirus and killing the economy

April 6, 2020

In the News COVID-19 Economics

NYT: Trump considers reopening economy over health experts' objections, Prof. Casey Mulligan discusses efforts to shut down economic activity

April 6, 2020

In the News COVID-19 Political Science

The Conversation: Coronavirus ‘cures’ for $170 and other hoaxes - Why some people believe them, article cites research by Prof. Eric Oliver on conspiracy theories

April 6, 2020

Politico: The Obamacare predictions that didn't quite pan out, Prof. Casey Mulligan discusses the Obamacare employer mandate

March 31, 2020

In the News COVID-19 Political Science

AP: Virus pandemic an unprecedented test for a young generation, Prof. Cathy Cohen discusses how coronavirus will impact young people's understanding of the world

April 6, 2020