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"As countries around the world ponder strategies for developing a COVID-19 vaccine, it should be clear that the fastest and most effective approach is to work together." [...]

"We cannot ignore that most of the costs are being borne by our children and grandchildren, particularly the poorest among them," says SIEPR Senior Fellow Ed Lazear.

Air pollution reductions in China—associated with the economic slowdown caused by the pandemic—saved as many lives as COVID-19 has taken there, based Marshall Burke's estimates.

Taking time to talk with co-workers about things not related to work when taking calls over video or phone is "a good way to keep in touch" while working from home [...]

A 2013 study by SIEPR Senior Fellow Sean Reardon found that while the gap between poorer and wealthier children narrowed during the school year, it widened during the summer.

“There is enormous political pressure on sports teams to open back up . . . And that can cause a natural inclination to open too soon, because of the psychological impact." [...]

In order to limit the impact of future stimulus efforts on the national debt, SIEPR Sr Fellow Josh Rauh proposes allowing Americans to choose to receive checks of up to $5,000[...]

While Covid-19 may help banish the stigma of working from home, it won't likely become the norm for a large number of people to telecommute five days a week [...]

SIEPR Senior Fellow Darrell Duffie weighs in on the subject of Libor, a topic about which he has written extensively.

Understanding how global conditions might affect crop harvests and food supply chains is essential to finding solutions, according to SIEPR Senior Fellow David Lobell.

Petra Persson and Maya Rossin-Slater published research that predicts a significant spike in future mental health problems for the coronavirus generation being born right now [...]

Once coronavirus restrictions are relaxed, SIEPR Senior Fellow Nick Bloom expects the proportion of Americans working from home to continue to grow.

"We’ve all learned how to work from home . . . All the training, the reorganization, has already happened," said SIEPR Senior Fellow Nick Bloom.

Susan Athey, Christopher Snyder, Nobel prize winner Michael Kremer, & Alex Tabarrok advocate for a large advance market commitment to accelerate investment in COVID-19 vaccine[...]

Several factors related to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to decreases in productivity and employee wellness, according to SIEPR Sr Fellow Nicholas Bloom

SIEPR Senior Fellow Michael Boskin discusses several ways to reduce the health risks associated with a gradual return to normal economic activity.

“This is like an economy in wartime," says SIEPR Senior Fellow Nick Bloom as he describes strategies for how to ensure masks for the frontline workers who need them most.

"When Congress considers any next phase of economic responses by the government, it should consider targeted loans rather than grants for all," says SIEPR Sr Fellow Joshuah Rauh.

Investors are likely focusing more on bailouts for large corporations than for struggling small businesses and workers, says SIEPR Senior Fellow Anat Admati.