Coronavirus
Why Economic Predictions Are Useless Right Now
The Covid-19 crisis is unprecedented in its global scope and open-ended, uncontrollable progress. By their very nature, the models that economists often use to...
Covid-19 and Amazon’s Future: a Webinar With Stacy Mitchell, Steven Kaplan, and Jacob Schlesinger
As part of the Stigler Center’s Political Economy of Covid-19 Series of online programming, which explores the economic and political implications of Covid-19 with...
Bethany McLean’s Weekend Reading List: Fracking, Germs, and the Global Financial Crisis
Corruption, lobbying, corporate malfeasance, and frauds: a weekly unconventional selection of must-read articles by investigative journalist Bethany McLean.
At the risk of stating...
Why Social Distancing Measures Seem Less Effective in the US
Guidelines assume that the less people move around, the less likely they are to be in contact. However, phone location data show that in...
Capital and Ideology: a Webinar With Thomas Piketty, Robert Topel, and Edward Luce
As part of the Stigler Center’s Political Economy of Covid-19 Series of online programming, which explores the economic and political implications of Covid-19 with...
After the Lockdown: Italian Consumers Are Cautious About Returning to Normal
The effects of reopening commercial and recreational activities depend not only on legislative provisions but also on the propensity of consumers to return to...
The Childcare Barriers to Putting America Back to Work
Substantial fractions of the US labor force have children at home and will likely face obstacles in returning to work if childcare options remain...
Here’s How Covid-19 Is Boosting Monopolization and Market Power
Monopolization and consolidation can happen for what seem to be good, or least necessary, reasons. How we respond as a society depends on how...
Why Consolidation Undermined the Airline Industry’s Ability to Recover from the Coronavirus Crisis
A major factor contributing to the industry’s struggles during the current crisis was the loss of resiliency due to the consolidation of the...
How to Restart the Economy and Save Lives: Simulations on Northern Italy
Italian officials have to choose the optimal strategy to end the lockdown. A policy that sends all the active population back to work avoids...
