Just finished a conversation on Wisconsin Public Radio “Central Time”. Here are some papers that informed my talk.
Cases, Fatalities, Cross Country over Time
Guest Contribution: “Black Swans Like COVID-19 are Forecastable”
Today, we present a guest post written by Jeffrey Frankel, Harpel Professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and formerly a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. A shorter version appeared in Project Syndicate March 27th.
EconoFact on the Covid-19 Pandemic
EconoFact has been providing insights into the current health/economic crisis. Here is a compendium:
Guest Contribution: “Banks on the Brink”
Today we are fortunate to be able to present a guest contribution written by Mark Copelovitch (University of Wisconsin – Madison) and David Singer (MIT).
Guest Contribution: “Macroeconomic nowcasting in times of Covid-19 crisis: On the usefulness of alternative data”
Today, we are pleased to present a guest contribution written by Laurent Ferrara (SKEMA Business School and QuantCube Technology), Alice Froidevaux (QuantCube Technology) and Thanh-Long Huynh (QuantCube Technology).
Guest Contribution: “Charting This Crisis”
Today, we are fortunate to present a guest contribution written by Ashoka Mody, Charles and Marie Visiting Professor in International Economic Policy, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Previously, he was Deputy Director in the International Monetary Fund’s Research and European Departments. He is the author of “EuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine Acts,” recently updated with a new afterword.
Guest Contribution: “Oceans Apart? China and Other Systemically Important Economies”
Today we are pleased to present a guest contribution written by Hongyi Chen, Senior Advisor at the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research, and Pierre Siklos, Professor of Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Coping with the COVID-19 economic shock
Every recession is different. The recession of 2020 will not be an exception to that rule.
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