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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.
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How New York City could reopen its economy, neighborhood by neighborhood
A geographically targeted approach to reopening could be less costly than blanket alternatives.
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A credit warning can spook employees
At companies for which a rating downgrade is likely, employees increase their contacts on LinkedIn.
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More than 50 million Americans can’t return to work fully until schools reopen
A resumption of commercial activity without the return of childcare could add a new dimension to economic inequality.
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Can regulation rein in algorithmic bias?
A Q&A on managing the social impact of A.I.
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Why big-tech mergers stifle innovation
The traditional economic model where high-priced buyouts helped drive innovation may no longer apply.