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By Meena Thiruvengadam| Dec 02, 2020

People’s concern about the coronavirus led to sharp economic contractions even in the absence of government shutdowns.

Yelp data reveal how social frictions determine where diners choose to eat.

Can experts win back the public’s trust?

There’s a universe of ambiguity between outright fraud and the whole truth.

By John Paul Rollert| Nov 25, 2020

Chicago Booth’s Richard H. Thaler reflects on the ups and downs of equity markets during one famously volatile week in 1987.

Research suggests stimulus and social support should both have a role in the policy response.

Household spending responses were driven largely by access to cash, research finds.

A look at the trade-offs we face in regulating behavior during the pandemic.

How leaders can rise to the challenge of COVID-19

Crisis-management essentials for coping with emergencies
Ever closer to an optimally cost-efficient assembly-line operation

Researchers create a computationally efficient model for assemble-to-order operations.
COVID-19 is changing key business relationships

That makes this crisis different from past ones.

COVID-19 will end some jobs, and transform others

The jobs that come back after the pandemic won’t necessarily be the same as those that have been lost.
A 150-year-old bank failure may still be haunting Black communities

The failure of the Freedman’s Bank may have had long-lasting repercussions for attitudes toward banking.
What percentage of the population has contracted COVID-19?

Chicago Booth’s Panos Toulis suggests a statistical method that can help officials arrive at more accurate infection counts.