Real Estate Windfalls from Delaying the Fall 2020 Semester
The Harvard Crimson has published an interesting piece that debates the merits of another Zoom semester in fall 2020. The author endorses delaying this semester until Spring 2021.
Suppose that Harvard follows this plan.
Open Source Collaboration versus Winning the Race for Receiving a COVID-19 Vaccine Patent
The world needs a COVID-19 Vaccine. Is there now a patent race to deliver a high quality vaccine? Will the "winner takes all" winner gain a multi-trillion dollar patent? There are over 7 billion people on the planet.
Will the COVID-19 Induced Ballooning Budget Deficit Lead to More Efficient Taxation?
As each nation engages in a large Keynesian government expenditure expansion to reduce the short run economic impacts of COVID-19, this will create a huge budget deficit for every nation.
Larger Firms Have an Adaptation Advantage in Coping with Ongoing COVID-19 Infection Risk
In this blog post, I will argue that larger firms have an edge in adapting to workplace COVID-19 risk. For impatient readers, take a look at this article about Amazon's recent efforts to screen workers.
Has the Profitability of Selling Car Insurance Increased in Early 2020 Due to COVID-19?
Some time this summer, I will revise my Price Theory Problems e-book. Here is a new problem I will add.
Will Richer People Further Increase their Social Distancing in Post COVID-19 Urban Life?
Many urban scholars have noted that richer people tend to suburbanize. Bob Margo's 1992 paper makes this point in a straightforward way.
Low Carbon Suburban Living in 2021 in our "Post-COVID19" World
A growing group of urban scholars are now considering the long run effects of COVID-19 on optimal urban density patterns.
Do Social Networks Increase or Decrease the COVID-19 Contagion Rate?
Do Social Networks Increase or Decrease the COVID-19 Contagion Rate?
Dora L. Costa
Kenneth T. Sokoloff Professor of Economic History
UCLA
Costa@econ.ucla.edu.
Matthew E.
