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What would a hypothetical one million US deaths in the Covid-19 epidemic mean for mortality of individuals at the population level? A new NBER working paper by Joshua R. Goldstei and Ronald D. Lee looks into the demographic impact of the mortality of COVID-19. Read more
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Tue, 2020-06-09 16:48
Read the LA Times Op-Ed by Berkeley Economics professor Aaron Edlin: How California’s smog alert system could be adapted to fight the coronavirus.
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Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Tue, 2020-06-09 16:39
Check out the new Spring 2020 issue of the Berkeley Economic Review (BER)! Berkeley Economic Review is the University of California at Berkeley's premier undergraduate, peer-reviewed, academic economics journal. Founded in 2016, they are a 100% student-run and student-produced nonprofit publication. They provide a forum for students to voice their views on current economic issues and ultimately to foster a community of aspiring economists. For more information visit the BER website.
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Mon, 2020-06-08 08:39
People aged 18 to 25, whose core beliefs are still being formed, are likely to suffer the strongest impact of Covid-19 on their faith in scientists, but not in science, write Cevat Giray Aksoy, Barry Eichengreen and Orkun Saka. Read more
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Published by Tue, 2020-06-02 15:27
The unemployment rate will remain at double-digit levels through 2023, with the highest rates among the most vulnerable lower-income workers with few financial resources. Congress must fund another major economic relief package, say economists Maurice Obstfeld and Laura D’Andrea Tyson. Read more
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Tue, 2020-06-02 07:39
The Econ faculty members were asked to recommend just one book to read this summer. Their recommendations have been compiled into a wonderfully diverse set of recommendations. Click for the list of recommended books to read this summer.
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Wed, 2020-05-13 21:35