Transportation policymaking in Chinese cities
A new framework for learning from each other.
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Marshaling artificial intelligence in the fight against Covid-19
The MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab is funding 10 research projects aimed at addressing the health and economic consequences of the pandemic.
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Cities are slow to ease rent and evictions
Rent assistance and moratoriums on evictions are lagging behind the pandemic's impact on people's ability to pay, researchers report.
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Rush back to work risks hundreds of thousands of lives
"If policymakers prioritize short-term economic productivity more, their quarantine policies may lead to many times more deaths and hospitalizations..."
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Iran’s financial crisis weakens its coronavirus response
As of May 5, Iran had recorded over 6,000 deaths and nearly 100,000 cases of the novel coronavirus. "It's a very grave situation," says Hadi Kahalzadeh.
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Can shield immunity help restore business as usual?
"Until we have a vaccine, we will have to use a combination of strategies to control COVID-19, and shield immunity is potentially one of them."
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Economic forecaster gauges our post-pandemic future
Economic forecaster Rajeev Dhawhan offers his perspective on the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and how he thinks the next few months could play out.
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The 2008 recession made married couples argue
Research shows the last big recession led to more arguments in marriages. The finding comes as couples face financial hardships because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Survey: Small business owners see very grim future
About a third of small business owners believe they have a 50% chance of going bankrupt or out of business within the next six months because of COVID-19.
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Green COVID-19 recovery packages can boost economic growth and tackle climate change, researchers say
Researchers find long-term, climate-friendly stimulus policies are often superior in overall economic impact – not just in slowing global warming.
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