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Covid-19

Domestic Supply Chains in the US Are Fracturing Along Partisan Lines

Nandini Gupta and Swarnodeep Homroy
In new research, Nandini Gupta and Swarnodeep Homroy show that firms in the United States are choosing politically-aligned suppliers to insure their supply chains against disruption. Aligned relationships are markedly more resilient when shocks hit, but the insurance is paid for in higher input costs and less innovation.
Covid-19

When Migrant Workers Disappeared, Korean Firms and Workers Struggled

Jongkwan Lee, Giovanni Peri and Hee-Seung Yang
In new research, Jongkwan Lee, Giovanni Peri, and Hee-Seung Yang assess the effects of a sudden reduction in immigrant workers in South Korea. They find that migrant workers were not easily replaceable by natives, resulting in operational disruptions and firm closures.
Covid-19

The Big Fail: An Interview with Bethany McLean

Brooke Fox
The Big Fail co-author Bethany McLean — also co-host of Stigler Center podcast Capitalisn’t — sits down with ProMarket to discuss how concentration and played a role in the United States government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid-19

Event Notes: How Will China Move on from the Covid-19 Pandemic?

Utsav Gandhi
Countries around the world have overseen wide-ranging public health responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. On June 10, the Stigler Center hosted a panel of...
Antitrust and Competition

Researchers Find Reduced Competition After Pandemic

Brooke Fox
The chart of the week comes from a new research paper that documents the increase in small business closures during the Covid pandemic, which...
Covid-19

How the Covid-19 Pandemic Put Corporate Stakeholder Promises to the Test

Lucian Bebchuk, Kobi Kastiel and Roberto Tallarita
Prior to the outbreak of Covid-19, corporate leaders pledged to look after all stakeholders, not just deliver value to shareholders. Did they live up...
Covid-19

Study: the Covid-19 Eviction Moratoriums Helped Reduce Food Insecurity and Mental Stress

Nitzan Tzur Ilan
A new study investigates the impact of 2020 Covid-19 rental eviction moratoria on the wellbeing of US households, finding that eviction moratoria across the...
Covid-19

Governments Were Forced to Restrict Civil Liberties to Deal With Covid-19. More Flexible Constitutions Could Prevent That From Becoming the New Normal

Gabriele Gratton and Barton Lee
A new paper argues that exploitation of gaps within democratic constitutions during emergencies, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, has the potential to erode democracies...
Covid-19

Challenges to Sound Global Governance for Health

Lawrence O. Gostin
In an excerpt from his new book, Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future, Lawrence O. Gostin examines the challenges and threats to...
Covid-19

The Digital Divide During Epidemics: Who Benefits From New Financial Technologies?

Orkun Saka, Barry Eichengreen and Cevat Giray Aksoy
A new paper finds that exposure to an epidemic in the current year significantly increases the likelihood that an individual completes financial transactions via...
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