Do Wealthy People Deserve to Be Rich?
The public perception of wealth influences how policy makers address the problem of economic inequality.
Features: Economics & Policy
There Is a Better Way to Regulate Chinese Social Media Apps
Professor Shang-Jin Wei offers an alternative to President Trump’s executive orders on TikTok and WeChat.
The Moral Cost of Unemployment Insurance
Generous unemployment benefits paradoxically make it easier for firms to lay off workers.
Kamala Harris: Democratic VP Pick and Brand Name
A political campaign, like an advertising campaign, is all about the marketing.
Pharmaceutical Innovation Is Crucial to a Return to Normal
Research demonstrates that the introduction of new drugs to the marketplace results in longer lives and shorter hospital stays.
Entrepreneurship Is a Viable Option for the Formerly Incarcerated
New research demonstrates that starting a business increases financial stability and reduces recidivism.
Priorities for the COVID-19 Economy
We shouldn’t bail out firms like old-line retailers that were already in decline before the crisis; to do so would merely create “zombies.”
How to Jump-Start the Global Supply Chain
Panelists at a recent online discussion suggested the global supply chain is changing in profound ways. Here are four questions we don’t have answers to yet.
Economy Boosters, Economy Busters
Noel Capon, the R.C. Kopf Professor of International Marketing, writes that the focus for revitalizing the economy should be to mitigate the virus.
A Different Way to Bail Out Firms
New research calculates the effect of conditional loans on the economy.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world of business, while bringing historical inequities and injustice into sharp relief.
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