Covid-19
The Persuasive Effect of Fox News: How Increases in Fox News Viewership Reduced Compliance With Social Distancing Guidelines
Using zip-code level data on Fox News viewership and individual cellphone movement data, a recent study finds that increasing the local viewership of Fox...
More and More Employers Are Spying on Workers Online. Federal Regulators Are Okay With It
Employers today have numerous tools at their disposal to monitor workers’ behavior and communications. Outdated federal regulations and an administration that prioritizes employers’ interests...
How Personal Experiences With Covid-19 Are Changing Americans’ Behaviors and Political Views
While strong divisions persist across party lines, personal experiences with Covid-19, such as loss of income, may affect views and preferences among Americans.
Since April,...
Tailoring Lockdowns for Developing Countries
The Covid-19 pandemic has decimated livelihoods in developing nations, and coronavirus-related deaths are rising in Africa and South Asia at an alarming rate. How...
Can Covid-19 Erode Young Individuals’ Trust in Politics for Decades to Come?
A new study shows that exposure to an epidemic during one's “impressionable years” (18-25) has a persistent negative effect on trust in political institutions...
Lifting Lockdown Measures Won’t Bring Back Lost Jobs, New Study Suggests
A new paper examines data on local outbreaks in South Korea and finds that even in the absence of lockdowns, an increase in confirmed...
What Comes Next for Economic Policies to Combat Covid-19? A Conversation Between Six Booth Faculty
As the Covid-19 crisis evolves from a temporary shock into what seems like a long-term catastrophe, six finance scholars from Chicago Booth—Douglas Diamond, Steven...
Should Small Businesses Consider Bankruptcy? A New Capitalisn’t Reading List
The coronavirus has taken a heavy toll on most businesses, but it has been especially hard on small businesses. Should those businesses file for...
Revenge of the Experts: Will Covid-19 Diminish Trust in Science and Scientists?
It is often argued that the Covid-19 pandemic will reverse the ongoing trend of diminishing trust in science and scientists. A new paper finds...
The Economic and Social Implications of Racial Disparities: A Webinar With Lisa Cook
Michigan State University professor Lisa Cook joined Princeton’s Bendheim Center for Finance to discuss how violence impacts innovation, as well as the economic and...
