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A New Capitalisn’t Episode: The Risk Of Reopening – a Reading List

Despite warnings from government and health officials, some states are choosing to begin reopening their economies this week by ending lockdown restrictions. In this...

The Hidden Risks of Stimulus Packages: Federal Debt Is Not a Problem – Until It Is

Most economists agree that some stimulus bill to mitigate the effect of the pandemic was a necessary evil (although they argue about how good the...

A New Capitalisn’t Episode: Where Does the Money Come From? With Special Guest Eugene Fama

As Kate Waldock and Luigi Zingales predicted in a previous episode, the government is running out of money and will ask Congress for additional...

Covid-19, Central Banks, and Debt Monetization: a Webinar With Olivier Blanchard

Princeton Professor Markus Brunnermeier and former IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard discuss the impact of the current global health crisis on public finances and policy...

Bethany McLean’s Weekend Reading List: Walmart, Opioids, Oil Prices (and Coronavirus)

Corruption, lobbying, corporate malfeasance, and frauds: a weekly unconventional selection of must-read articles by investigative journalist Bethany McLean. Oh my goodness, say it isn't so:...

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Coronavirus

Can Covid-19 Erode Young Individuals’ Trust in Politics for Decades to Come?

Cevat Giray Aksoy, Barry Eichengreen, Orkun Saka

A new study shows that exposure to an epidemic during one's “impressionable years” (18-25) has a persistent negative effect on trust in...

Antitrust and Competition

The United States: An Exceptional Case? A Webinar With Stephen Haber, Richard R. John, and Luigi Zingales

ProMarket writers

Many see the US as a land where free markets and antitrust enforcement have historically kept monopolies under control. But is that...

COMMENTARIES

Bethany McLean’s Fourth of July Weekend Reading List: Jeff Bezos, Homeschooling, and How to Make Capitalism Work for All

Bethany McLean

Corruption, lobbying, corporate malfeasance, and frauds: a weekly unconventional selection of must-read articles by investigative journalist Bethany McLean.

Coronavirus

Lifting Lockdown Measures Won’t Bring Back Lost Jobs, New Study Suggests

Yongseok Shin

A new paper examines data on local outbreaks in South Korea and finds that even in the absence of lockdowns, an increase...

Bailout

What Comes Next for Economic Policies to Combat Covid-19? A Conversation Between Six Booth Faculty

Stefano Feltri

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...