COVID-19
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Latest work in COVID-19
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The Pessimists Were Correct About COVID | EconLib
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Lessons of the Great Pandemic Migration | The Wall Street Journal
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Covid’s Gales of Change: A Golden Age for Entrepreneurs?
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Even Mild Omicron Could Create Severe Chaos | Bloomberg Opinion
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On Pfizer, COVID, and Charity | InsideSources
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‘Uncontrolled Spread’ Review: Tested and Found Wanting
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The Explanation for Seemingly Irrational COVID Behavior
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Mitigating Coronavirus by Injecting Personal Cost Responsibility
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The Most Vaccine-Hesitant Group of All: Ph.D.s?
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International COVID Restrictions | The John Batchelor Radio Show
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Delta Straussians Know How to Live with COVID
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America's COVID Policies Are a Contradictory Mess
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A Snapshot of Healthcare Regulations in Southeastern States
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Thoughts at the Waning of COVID
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Fighting Xenophobia Hand-in-Hand With the Battle Against COVID-19
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Go Ahead. Take Off Your Mask. No, You First.
Why have governments been more aggressive about lifting mandates than the private sector?
Latest work in COVID-19
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Pessimists Were Correct About COVID | EconLib
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Lessons of the Great Pandemic Migration | The Wall Street Journal
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Covid’s Gales of Change: A Golden Age for Entrepreneurs?
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Even Mild Omicron Could Create Severe Chaos | Bloomberg Opinion
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
On Pfizer, COVID, and Charity | InsideSources
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
‘Uncontrolled Spread’ Review: Tested and Found Wanting
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Explanation for Seemingly Irrational COVID Behavior
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Mitigating Coronavirus by Injecting Personal Cost Responsibility
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Most Vaccine-Hesitant Group of All: Ph.D.s?
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
International COVID Restrictions | The John Batchelor Radio Show
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Delta Straussians Know How to Live with COVID
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
America's COVID Policies Are a Contradictory Mess
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
A Snapshot of Healthcare Regulations in Southeastern States
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Thoughts at the Waning of COVID
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Fighting Xenophobia Hand-in-Hand With the Battle Against COVID-19
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Go Ahead. Take Off Your Mask. No, You First.
Why have governments been more aggressive about lifting mandates than the private sector?
Latest work in COVID-19
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
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An Interstate Compact to End the Economic Development Subsidy Arms Race
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The Mortality Cost of Expenditures
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Improving Healthcare Access in the States after COVID-19
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Which Taxes Pay for Which State and Local Employees?
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
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Policies to Help Communities Recover: Economic Uncertainty
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
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Policies to Help Communities Recover: Housing Restrictions
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
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Policies to Help Communities Recover: Commuting
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
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When the Moratorium Expires: Three Quick Steps to Reduce Eviction
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Regulation and Income Inequality in the United States
- | Healthcare Healthcare
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POLICY SPOTLIGHT: COVID-19 Shows Why America Needs Regulatory Reform
A “Fresh Start” Is How to Get It
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The Difficult Path to State Bankruptcy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
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Healthcare Transparency in the Age of COVID-19
- | Regulation Regulation
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The Economic Situation, June 2020
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
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Federal Pandemic Relief Could End the Interstate Economic Development Arms Race
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
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Immigration Reform Is Key in the Recovery from the COVID-19 Crisis
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Conducting the 2020 Census under Risk of Contagion
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Legal Liability and COVID-19 Recovery
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
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Protecting the Presumption of Freedom
Latest work in COVID-19
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Michael Farren on Marketplace - March 2021 Jobs Report
- | Government Spending Government Spending
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Veronique de Rugy on The Ben Shapiro Show - Biden's COVID Bailout
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Dr. Bruce Yandle's March 2021 Economic Situation Report
What are the economic prospects for 2021?
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 2)
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 3)
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 4)
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Daniel Klein on The Dan Proft Show - COVID Lockdown Policies
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Alex Tabarrok on The John Batchelor Show - COVID Vaccine
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Salim Furth on The Lars Larson Show - Eviction Moratorium
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We Will Not Be Returning to the World We Left
Matt Mitchell talks to Bruce Yandle about the impact of COVID-19 on the economy
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
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- | Macro Musings Macro Musings
Skanda Amarnath, Yakov Feygin, and Elizabeth Pancotti on Municipal Bond Market Intervention and the CARES Act as Responses to COVID-19
Passing the CARES Act and enabling the Fed to buy municipal bonds are two steps toward a robust response to COVID-19 and its adverse economic impact.
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
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- | Macro Musings Macro Musings
Stan Veuger on Helping Businesses Survive in the Post-Coronavirus Economy
Emergency loans to small and medium-sized U.S. businesses can help the economy endure the pandemic and stage a strong rebound.
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
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- | Conversations With Tyler Conversations With Tyler
Russ Roberts and Tyler Cowen on COVID-19
The economists discuss private versus public responses to the pandemic and other issues
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
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- | Macro Musings Macro Musings
James Sweeney on the Money View Framework and COVID-19’s Implications for the Macro Economy
The money view framework is an increasingly important tool for understanding the current economic crisis and what type of recession we might experience in the future.
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
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- | Macro Musings Macro Musings
Claudia Sahm on Direct Payments to Individuals and Other Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis
Sending direct payments to individuals may be the most crucial and immediate step the government can take to soften the blow of the coronavirus crisis.
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
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- | Macro Musings Macro Musings
Megan Greene on How to Use Monetary and Fiscal Policy to Fight the Coronavirus Crisis
There must be a robust economic response to the coronavirus crisis, and that may require immediate coordination between monetary and fiscal policy.
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Macro Musings Macro Musings
Scott Sumner on How Central Banks Should Respond to the Coronavirus Threat
Widespread fear of the COVID-19 coronavirus has led to market turmoil and uncertainty, and it is important that the Fed responds accordingly.
Latest work in COVID-19
Latest work in COVID-19
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Most Vaccine-Hesitant Group of All: Ph.D.s?
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Delta Straussians Know How to Live with COVID
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
America's COVID Policies Are a Contradictory Mess
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Thoughts at the Waning of COVID
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Fighting Xenophobia Hand-in-Hand With the Battle Against COVID-19
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Go Ahead. Take Off Your Mask. No, You First.
Why have governments been more aggressive about lifting mandates than the private sector?
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COVID Showed That We’re Bad At Big Decisions
The pandemic has called into question one of the most fundamental assumptions of economics.
- | Healthcare Healthcare
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Will These Post-Pandemic Health Care Changes Stay?
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Pandemic: The End of the Beginning
- | Healthcare Healthcare
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Telehealth and the Asynchronous Revolution
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Trains in Vain: The Uncertain Outlook for Public Transit After COVID-19
Biden is requesting $85 billion to fund public transit. Do cities actually need more trains and buses?
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Arlington’s Public-School System
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It’s as if the CDC Intends To Scare People
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Waiving IP Protection for COVID Vaccines Is Anti-Innovation and Anti–Public Health
Patent rights were key to the unprecedentedly rapid development and rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Four Stories to Watch for (the Rest Of) 2021
Covid will dominate the headlines, but so could Russia, North Korea and a malaria vaccine.
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Open the Schools Already
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Mismanaging Risk and the Vaccine Re-Review
A global pandemic emergency is the worst possible time to appoint a department of second-guessing.