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April 20, 2020
The Yale Computation and Society Initiative (CSI) is hosting a virtual speaker series called “Coffee Break” via Zoom and YouTube live streaming.  In this on-going series of...
April 16, 2020
Yale economists Steven Berry and Zack Cooper discuss the stimulus, medical supply production, and how they’re advising policymakers and legislators.
April 15, 2020
Professor Justin Farrell discusses the phenomenon of small, rural towns inundated by billionaires fleeing cities to seek shelter from COVID-19.
April 15, 2020
Yale School of Management’s Ryan Whalen outlines the behavioral science that explains consumer decisions around economic stimulus checks.
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April 15, 2020
Yale economists Steven Berry and Zack Cooper, the faculty directors of the Tobin Center for Economic Policy, are advising policymakers and legislators during the COVID-19...
April 14, 2020
In a new paper, FES economist Matthew Kotchen argues that an order to lift restrictions on mercury emissions ignores important public health benefits.
April 3, 2020
Yale FES economist Eli Fenichel discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic might strengthen future responses to other global threats like climate change.