How the coronavirus recession will end
In a study documenting the evolution of the labor market from mid-March through November 2020, Rochester economics professor Lisa Kahn says controlling COVID is essential to restoring the economy.
COVID-19 is forcing state and local governments to prioritize financial obligations
Those worst off will likely have to borrow money and then decide which obligations to pay right away and which to delay, says a Rochester economist.
Debt relief programs have big return on investment during COVID-19 pandemic
A Rochester economist says the conflict between health priorities and economic policies can create spiraling crises in emerging market nations.
Rochester economist applauds Nobel Prize for collaborator Robert Wilson
Professor of economics Srihari Govindan’s collaborations with this year’s Nobel laureate go back 25 years and typically focus on other areas of game theory.
Long-standing economics seminar series renamed to honor Professor Emeritus Ronald Jones
The Ronald W. Jones Seminar in International Economics honors the Rochester economist’s six decades of work in the field of economics.
In time of masking mandates, how to evaluate exemptions?
Balancing the safety of the general public while accommodating people with legitimate medical challenges is a “new frontier,” says a University health policy expert.
What will it take to restore the economy after COVID-19?
Narayana Kocherlakota, the Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics, says the prospects for economic recovery depend on how effectively we can combat COVID-19.
Graduating students: Lean on University community
University of Rochester students graduating in a recession need to cast a wide net and lean on the University community during the search process, says Greene Center executive director Joe Testani.
Reopening the country will do little to restore the US economy
Rochester economist Lisa Kahn says multiple factors—not just stay-at-home orders—combined to generate the recent collapse in the labor market.
Social Security for wealthy retirees promotes greater bequests, more inequality
An analysis by Rochester economist Kegon Tan shows that increases and decreases in payments for the affluent affect what they leave behind, not what they spend.