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Bailout or subsidy: Oil in the age of pandemic

COVID-19 is disrupting all sectors of the global economy, and the energy sector is far from immune. Energy storage has implications for both the government stimulus efforts and the shape of our future economic recovery.

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Kok-Chor Tan on how external factors inform individual responses to COVID-19

The professor of philosophy says the ways in which individuals are affected by the pandemic are a result of a complex tapestry of economic, social, and cultural factors.

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Is the U.S. winning the war against COVID-19?

Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives, gave a sobering update on how the United States is doing in the fight against COVID-19, saying the country needs to be prepared to battle the new coronavirus for about 18 months.

Stiglitz calls for ‘super Chapter 11’ to avoid systemic collapse

David Skeel of the Law School said that, to survive the pandemic, companies need a bankruptcy model that freezes debtors and creditors in place in order to prevent anyone from gaining unfair advantages during the crisis.

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A cost-effective drug combination for women suffering miscarriage

A pretreatment medication for women who suffer miscarriages called mifepristone is not only more clinically effective when combined with misoprostol, but also more cost effective

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Are U.S. banks strong enough to weather the coronavirus pandemic?

Wharton’s David Zaring discusses the impact of the pandemic on U.S. banks.

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How can hospitals address scarce resources during COVID-19?

Most hospitals have general contingency plans for resource allocation in times of medical scarcity, but not detailed guidelines for the process of actually making those allocation decisions. School of Arts and Sciences political scientist and LDI Senior Fellow Julia Lynch has created those guidelines.

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Rethinking microeconomics

Economics professor Rakesh Vohra has spent the last five years reimagining the design of the intermediate microeconomics course, resulting in a new book and a new course structure. The approach is unique, and this academic year every full-time student taking intermediate microeconomics is taking Vohra’s innovative version.

Man who called Dow 20,000 at end of 2015 says these are the 4 steps needed for a bona fide stock-market recovery

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School said the stock market may have hit its bottom last week. Indicators of recovery include fiscal stimulus, flattening the curve, vaccine developments, and deadlines for economic normalcy.

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Confronting COVID-19: Why firms need to tap nonprofit partnerships

Wharton management professor Aline Gatignon argues that firms have an important role to play in the response to COVID-19, and should consider the unique ability of the nonprofit sector to serve hard-to-reach populations during disasters.

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