The latest
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.
Geolocation data show black voters wait longer to vote
Residents of entirely black neighborhoods waited 29 percent longer to vote and were 74 percent more likely to spend more than 30 minutes.
How racial bias infected a major health-care algorithm
A design decision resulted in significant disparity in who was identified for enrollment in a care-management program.
Capitalisn’t: College admission (in)justice—Harvard and beyond
On this episode of the Capitalisn’t podcast, hosts Kate Waldock and Luigi Zingales give a fresh perspective on a recent admissions controversy involving Harvard.
Latest from the Magazine
-
A simple framework to help revive the US economy
Low-cost interventions could help depress COVID-19’s spread while opening up parts of the economy.
-
How COVID-19 shocked both supply and demand
Research suggests stimulus and social support should both have a role in the policy response.
-
The coronavirus has exerted historic influence on equity markets
When it comes to market volatility, past health crises don’t compare.
-
Chang-Tai Hsieh: We need a plan to avoid a humanitarian and economic catastrophe
A COVID-19 Q&A with the Phyllis and Irwin Winkelried Professor of Economics
-
How quantitative models can help policy makers respond to COVID-19
Good policy making recognizes and adapts to the uncertainty inherent in model building.
-
Two proposals to keep the lights on at small businesses
Business stabilization plans based on insurance and lending models could help vulnerable businesses through the crisis.