Insights and Analysis on the COVID-19 Pandemic

As the impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, we are providing research, analysis and perspective in order to guide and inform the decisions being made by policymakers and business leaders.

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March 19, 2021
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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.
February 22, 2021
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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.
December 03, 2020
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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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Publications

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Working Paper
Government and Private Household Debt Relief During Covid-19
Susan Cherry, Erica Xuewei Jiang, Gregor Matvos, Tomasz Piskorski, Amit Seru
January2021

We follow a representative panel of US borrowers to study the suspension of household debt payments (debt forbearance) during the COVID-19…

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Sharing the Pain: How Did Boards Adjust CEO Pay in Response to COVID-19?
Amit Batish, Andrew Gordon, David F. Larcker, Brian Tayan, Edward M. Watts, Courtney Yu
Stanford Closer Look Series Corporate Governance Research Initiative September2020

Scrutiny of CEO pay increases during times of economic stress, when it is not clear how much pay CEOs should receive when corporate profitability…

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In the Media

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The New York Times

March 27, 2021
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We Want Our Friends Back! (But Which Ones?)

Courtesy faculty member Laura L. Carstensen provides insights on post-pandemic behaviors, predicting that young adults will return to pre-COVID habits.

Growing Bolder

March 24, 2021
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The Benefits of Age: 50+ Adults Report Higher Levels of Happiness during Pandemic

Courtesy faculty member Laura L. Carstensen discusses her findings on how people ages 50 and up report better coping mechanisms than young adult peers.
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