The COVID-19 Economic Crisis

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Rule Number 1 for Government Bailouts of Companies: Make Sure Voters and Taxpayers Share in the Upside

By Thomas Ferguson and Rob Johnson

Mar 23, 2020

If the public is to be called upon for the second time in twelve years to bail out businesses, it should get something back for its money. Bailed out firms should be compelled to issue convertible bonds to the government.

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Capitalism’s Great Reckoning

By James K. Galbraith

Jun 24, 2019

Article

Patents vs. the Pandemic

By Joe Stiglitz, Arjun Jayadev, and Achal Prabhala

Apr 24, 2020

Article

Women Face Long-term Costs from Covid-19 Abortion Restrictions

By Lynn Parramore

Apr 20, 2020

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Online Education in the Covid-19 Crisis: “It’s Like Coke Dealers Handing Out Free Samples”

By Lynn Parramore

Apr 6, 2020

Article

Fatal Combination: Bailouts and Bank Rescues in Money-Driven Political Systems

By Thomas Ferguson, Paul Jorgensen, and Jie Chen

Apr 13, 2020

Article

4 Ways to Eradicate the Corporate Disease That is Worsening the Covid-19 Pandemic

By William Lazonick, Matt Hopkins, Ken Jacobson, Lenore Palladino, Mustafa Erdem Sakinç, and Öner Tulum

Mar 23, 2020

Article

Think Big Pharma Won’t Profiteer in the Race to Treat Coronavirus? Think Again.

By Lynn Parramore

May 5, 2020

Paper

Taxpayer Investment Leads New Drug Discoveries

By Ekaterina Cleary, Matthew Jackson, Andrew Acevedo, and Fred Ledley

Mar 2020

Article

The Eurozone in Crisis

By Annamaria Simonazzi

May 4, 2020

A Report From the Front Line

Article

In Italy and Elsewhere, Expansionary Public Spending is Key to Recovery from Covid-19

By Antonella Stirati

Apr 7, 2020

Austerity policies will slow recovery and should be rejected

Article

Coronavirus Means Zero Hour for the European Union

By Thomas Ferguson and Edward J. Kane

Mar 16, 2020

Article

The EU’s Green Deal: Bismarck’s ‘What Is Possible’ versus Thunberg’s ‘What Is Imperative’ in the Age of Covid-19

By Servaas Storm

Apr 1, 2020

News

COVID-19 Economic Research

Apr 6, 2020

Event

Extreme Climate Change in a Post-COVID 19 World

Apr 29, 2020