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The crisis could widen gaps between rich and poor neighborhoods
Chicago Booth’s Veronica Guerrieri says that the COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate inequality.
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Disparities in purchasing patterns may exacerbate inequality.
Will the COVID-19 crisis exacerbate inequality?
Chicago Booth’s Joseph S. Vavra says the initial economic hardship of the COVID-19 crisis has fallen primarily on the people who can least bear it.
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A big risk for companies: Low public support
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Stricter mask-wearing rules are good business
Research suggests that consumers and business managers have tended to underestimate other people’s desire for stricter public-health measures.