Why there isn’t a one-size-fits-all plan for states to reopen their economies

How and when the US economy reopens will look different state to state, and for good reasons. This Q&A explains why, and why some states are working together.

Hilary Godwin, Dean, School of Public Health, University of Washington • conversation
April 23, 2020 • ~7 min

The green gig economy: precarious workers are on the frontline of climate change fight

During California's deadliest wildfire season, 2,000 prison inmates fought the flames on USD$1 a day.

Benjamin Neimark, Senior Lecturer, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University • conversation
April 21, 2020 • ~6 min

Restarting the economy too soon could damage it more

Preventing people getting sick with COVID-19 and saving lives is better for the economy than reopening businesses too soon, a new paper finds.

Lawrence Goodman-Brandeis • futurity
April 15, 2020 • ~6 min

COVID-19’s economic effects could last decades

A look back at the economic effect of past pandemics shows that we could be facing COVID-19's impact for years and years to come.

Karen Nikos-UC Davis • futurity
April 3, 2020 • ~3 min

Coronavirus case counts are going to go up – but that doesn't mean social distancing is a bust

COVID-19 has a long incubation time, and testing can take days to get results. Don't let continually rising case numbers make you give up on staying at home.

Abram Wagner, Research Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan • conversation
April 3, 2020 • ~6 min

Expert: We need a global coordinated response to COVID-19

Without coordination within and across countries, COVID-19 will endlessly re-emerge, with devastating consequences for public health and the global economy.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
March 27, 2020 • ~2 min

Coronavirus: why lockdown may cost young lives over time

We must put in measures to protect the young as well as the old.

Adam Cox, Principal Lecturer, University of Portsmouth • conversation
March 26, 2020 • ~7 min

How the COVID-19 pandemic will affect informal workers. Insights from Kenya

Many informal workers will not be able to take the precautions that health authorities suggest.

Njeri Kinyanjui, Senior Research Fellow, University of Nairobi • conversation
March 22, 2020 • ~7 min

We are entering a recession – but what did we learn from the last one?

While the Great Depression reduced inequality and closed the racial wealth gap, the Great Recession of 2009 did the opposite.

Megan Neely, Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University • conversation
March 20, 2020 • ~6 min

Coronavirus: your guide to winners and losers in the business world

A sector-by-sector look at who is benefiting, who is in trouble and who could go either way.

Michael Wade, Professor of Innovation and Strategy, Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) • conversation
March 20, 2020 • ~12 min

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