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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Insights

June 03, 2021
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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.
June 01, 2021
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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.
May 11, 2021
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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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Publications

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Journal Article
Confidence Intervals for Policy Evaluation in Adaptive Experiments
Vitor Hadad, David A. Hirshberg, Ruohan Zhan, Stefan Wager, Susan Athey
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences April2021 Vol. 118 Issue 15

Adaptive experiment designs can dramatically improve statistical efficiency in randomized trials, but they also complicate statistical inference.…

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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In the Media

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Financial Post

July 06, 2021
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Lower Density and Less Foot Traffic: What Hybrid Work Will Mean For Downtown Cores

Courtesy faculty member Nicholas A. Bloom predicts lower density and less foot traffic in cities’ downtown cores due to new post-pandemic work models.

CNN Business

June 02, 2021
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Silicon Valley May Look Very Different After the Pandemic

Courtesy faculty member Nicholas A. Bloom shares the challenges remote working presents for innovation and how companies are embracing a hybrid model.
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