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The Outlook for the Post-COVID Economy
There are plenty of reasons for optimism — and caution.
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A Proposal to Restore Stability to the Shaken U.S. Treasury Market
Darrell Duffie talks about an emerging consensus on major reforms to the world’s financial safe haven.
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The Pandemic Blew Up the American Office — For Better and Worse
Widespread working from home is here to stay, but its benefits are unevenly distributed.
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A Unique Look at Investors’ Surprising Reactions to the COVID Crash
When the market tanked in early 2020, investors grew intensely pessimistic but were slow to dump their stocks.
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How to Convince Reluctant Republicans to Get COVID Vaccines
In a polarized nation, a dose of partisan public health messaging can be more effective.
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Why Some Companies Stood by Workers When COVID-19 Battered Business
A new study finds that corporate decisions to either protect workers or lay them off had a lot to do with ... compassion.
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Twelve Months Later: Our 10 Top Stories About Working Through the Pandemic
An interview with Zoom’s CEO. A crisis-leadership playbook. A podcast on virtual presentations. And a word on how to close shop gracefully.
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A COVID Reckoning: American Households Have Big Bills Coming Due
Congress and many lenders let families skip payments on mortgages and other loans during the pandemic. But those bills haven’t disappeared.
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Zombies on the Rise
A decade of binge borrowing has turned many corporations into the walking dead, Stanford finance experts say.
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The World’s Safe Haven Needs an Upgrade
The U.S. Treasury market came close to a meltdown in March, revealing a rickety system that threatens “national economic security,” a Stanford professor says.
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VCs and COVID-19: We’re Doing Fine, Thanks
A survey of more than 1,000 venture capitalists finds that investors predict only a tiny dip in portfolio performance — and that the cash spigot remains open.
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Mapping the Good and the Bad of Pandemic-Related Restrictions
A new computer model developed by Stanford researchers could help policymakers choose the right reopening strategy.
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Staying Sane and Effective When the World Is Upside-Down
Three ways we sabotage ourselves when we’re stressed and what to do about it.
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How to Be a Good Boss in Trying Times
Offering compassion, predictability, and control can help, say two Stanford experts.
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Stimulus Money Might Stimulate Insider Trading
A new study reveals that politically connected shareholders cashed in with suspiciously well-timed trades during the 2008 federal bailout.
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Home Foreclosures Can Have Devastating, Long-Term Impacts
A new study finds that the repercussions of home loss extend to crime, divorce, and even student test scores.
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Journeying Through the Pandemic
Mitigate the psychological trauma wrought by COVID-19 by making meaning out of tragedy.
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Beating the Pandemic by Design
Even long-established companies can use startup tactics to stabilize when markets plunge.
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The New Work-Life Reality Raises Equity and Inclusion Concerns
Beware of letting the COVID-19 crisis exacerbate established biases, warns a focus group of corporate and nonprofit leaders.
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How to Keep Supply Chains Reliable When the World’s Upended
COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of global supply chains. Maybe it’s time to rethink government’s role.
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Stanford GSB Scholars Weigh in on Stimulus Package and a Post-COVID-19 Economy
In this panel, professors agreed that something needed to be done, fast, to help the economic fallout, but disagreed on federal government’s strategy.
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Jeffrey Pfeffer: COVID-19 Changes Everything — and Nothing — about Managing Workers
For employers, best practices during a pandemic are no different than before: take care of your people.
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Contagion, Xenophobia, and Leadership
Infectious diseases such as COVID-19 trigger both disgust and fear. Combined, those can trigger a misguided search for a scapegoat.