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The COVID-19 Default Time Bomb: To avoid a catastrophic outcome, say Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas and Chang-Tai Hsieh, the International Monetary Fund should coordinate a broad debt moratorium. Read more
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In a video conversation with Chicago Booth, Professor Christina Romer discusses how her research assesses the continuum of financial distress and what indicators researchers look for in deciding whether a crisis is imminent. Watch the video
Africa faces grave risks as COVID-19 emerges, says Berkeley economist Ted Miguel in an interview for Berkeley News. Read more
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To avoid a Great Depression, Congress must quickly design a more forceful response to the crisis, say Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman in an Op-Ed for The New York Times. Read more
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Economics Professor Martha Olney contributed to a Berkeley News article on the impact of COVID-19 on graduating seniors. Read more
Now Is the Time to Inoculate Against the Economic Mutation of COVID-19, says Professor of Economics Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas in an article for Foreign Affairs. Read more
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