May
23
The Urban Economics of Big City Mayors
In early June 2020, Baltimore's Democratic Primary will take place and the winner will be highly likely to be elected mayor in November. Here is a profile of the key candidates. In this brief blog post, I want to sketch out a few thoughts about Mayors.
Private Nursing Homes, Product Differentiation and Reducing COVID-19 Contagion Risk
At dinner tonight, my wife told me that between 1/3 to 1/2 of COVID-19 deaths have taken place at nursing homes. I asked her a Chicago Price Theory question.
Will COVID-19 Reduce Smoking Rates Today and Thus Reduce Future Cancer Risk?
As American cities enacted indoor anti-smoking laws, smokers responded by smoking outside. If from now on, we are wearing masks outside --- smoking becomes more inconvenient and fewer people will smoke.
