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NPR Planet Money in conversation with Berkeley Economics Professor Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas on how government needs to step in to ensure economics networks are preserved, and the irreversible damage that could be done if they are not. Listen to the interview
We should be worried about the major effects that the Covid-19 pandemic will have beyond those directly infected, says Professor Jesse Rothstein on the Berkeley Blog. Read more
Congratulations to Prof. Andrés Rodriguez-clare, recipient of the Excellence in Advising 2019! Read the announcement and view photos here.
Professor Clair Brown speaks to the hosts of The Breakfast Show Podcast on "How progressive can create an economy that cares for all of us and for the planet." Listen here
"The state should step in as payer of last resort for businesses facing shutdown as coronavirus hits them hard," say authors Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, UC Berkeley Economics professors, in their Op-Ed for The Guardian. Read more
According to Chicago Booth’s Richard Hornbeck and Berkeley Economics' Enrico Moretti, one area’s productivity surge particularly benefits low-skilled workers locally—and high-skilled workers elsewhere. Read more