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Winter 2020

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  • The downfall (and possible salvation) of expertise

    Can experts win back the public’s trust?

  • Would you trust a machine to pick a vaccine?

    Machine learning is being tasked with an increasing number of important decisions. But the answers it generates involve a degree of uncertainty. 

  • In corporate responses to Black Lives Matter, commitment speaks volumes

    In the midst of a social movement, it takes more than words to win public opinion.

  • Debt still matters

    When the government borrows, someone—eventually—will have to pay it back.

  • A daily measure of people’s potential exposure to COVID-19

    A pair of indexes provide a daily look at Americans’ movement patterns amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s spread.

  • Could easier credit speed the adoption of energy efficiency?

    For some, increased adoption of beneficial technologies is less about persuasion than access.

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Banking regulators operate differently under public scrutiny

A regulatory move toward transparency has broadly changed the behavior of bank monitors as well as outcomes for banks.

By Martin Daks| Oct 01, 2020

    • Public Policy

How effective were stimulus checks in the US?

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

By Áine Doris| Aug 17, 2020

    • Economics
    • Public Policy

CARES unemployment payments replaced lost wages, and then some

CARES unemployment payments replaced lost wages, and then some
By Áine Doris| Oct 06, 2020
Three-quarters of US workers received more from unemployment insurance under CARES than they did from wages alone when they were working.
    • Economics

Businesses say their travel expenditures won’t return to pre-COVID-19 levels

Survey results suggest long-term changes to business travel.

By David Altig, Jose Maria Barrero, Nick Bloom, Steven J. Davis, Brent Meyer, Emil Mihaylov, and Nick Parker| Oct 07, 2020

    • Economics
    • Public Policy

Who is paying for the trade war?

Who is paying for the trade war?
By Brian Wallheimer| Oct 19, 2020
So far, US firms have absorbed much of the cost. More pain for consumers may be coming.
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Top Read Winter 2020 Stories

Why was there a Treasury bond crisis amid the COVID-19 stock market crash?

The ominous market behavior reflected a new form of inefficiency introduced as a safety measure after the 2008–09 financial crisis.

US tax policy may cause year-end corporate shopping sprees

The tax code can affect investment planning for even the biggest firms.

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