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Chosen by the Senior Class Council to deliver the annual Last Lecture, Professor Martha Olney says she felt compelled to address the “economics of this moment” in the world. Watch the lecture and read the interview with Professor Olney.
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Mon, 2020-05-04 17:08
"The evidence from World War II strongly backs up the paradigm that policy should focus on relief now and stimulus later," writes Alumna Gillian Brunet ('17 Phd) for Vox. Read more
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Mon, 2020-04-27 10:52
The COVID-19 Default Time Bomb: To avoid a catastrophic outcome, say Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas and Chang-Tai Hsieh, the International Monetary Fund should coordinate a broad debt moratorium. Read more
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Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Mon, 2020-04-27 10:33
In a video conversation with Chicago Booth, Professor Christina Romer discusses how her research assesses the continuum of financial distress and what indicators researchers look for in deciding whether a crisis is imminent. Watch the video
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Mon, 2020-04-27 10:14
Africa faces grave risks as COVID-19 emerges, says Berkeley economist Ted Miguel in an interview for Berkeley News. Read more
(AP photo by Patrick Ngugi)
Published by Mon, 2020-04-06 14:45
To avoid a Great Depression, Congress must quickly design a more forceful response to the crisis, say Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman in an Op-Ed for The New York Times. Read more
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Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Mon, 2020-04-06 13:50