Martin Wolf and Wishful Thinking on Ending Coronavirus Lockdowns
It would be nice to go back to something like the old normal. But the coronavirus is still very much in charge.
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Services Sector Falls Off Cliff: First Data Points from the Eurozone Where Lockdowns Started Earlier
Early data from Europe says the damage to the services sector is as deep as many feared, and bodes ill for the US, with its poor and sluggish economic responses.
Read more...The Coronavirus Depression Requires A New Approach to Budgeting
Coronavirus spending illustrates the foolishness of legislators believing their own numbers.
Read more...Local Covid-19 Report and Infection Modeling
More efforts to understand how efforts to contain Covid-19 might or might not be working.
Read more...Brace Yourselves: The US Is Setting Up a Ghastly “Natural Experiment”
The US may be about to be exceptional…in not a good way.
Read more...Covid-19: A Tale of Three Regions
An epidemiloigist looks at Covid-19 data.
Read more...Low-Cost Ventilators Could Be Available Next Year. But Will It Happen?
Will the US get serious about getting more ventilators?
Read more...A View From The Front Lines Of California’s COVID-19 Battle
California braces for the COVID-19 storm.
Read more...COVID-19 Math Explained, With Data
Looking at COVID-19 R0s.
Read more...CalPERS Legacy Assets: How Much in Overvaluation Has CalPERS Been Hiding?
CalPERS apparently needs to take a bath on its legacy assets.
Read more...Is the U.S. Fracking Boom Based on Fraud?
Is the seamy side of fracking the only side?
Read more...‘Biological Clocks’, Import Competition, and the Gender Gap in Earnings: The China Effect
Why did American women stop putting off having children? Dimished opportunities due to China import competition played a significant role.
Read more...According to the WHO, Coronavirus Is WORSE Than the Spanish Flu … Which Killed Tens of Millions of People
A short public service message intended for those who still think the coronavirus is not a big deal.
Read more...Porkfest! Tallying How Much the Pentagon Really Costs
Yes, sports fans, Pentagon spending is even worse than you imagined.
Read more...Housing Insecurity, Homelessness, and Populism: Evidence from the UK
Cutting subsidies for private rental housing did not do much to reduce overall spending or lower rents but caused a lot of pain.
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