In a Bloomberg piece, Dr. Kate Orkin discusses policy options for countries during the pandemic and how many arguments against cash transfers are not supported by rigorous evidence.
A VoxEU.org column co-authored by researcher Lukas Hensel discusses using Google search activity and individual survey data to document a rapid increase in economic anxiety in the US in response to the initial global spreading of the virus.
Citing Lukas Hensel's research, a Hargreaves Lansdown story looks at hysteria in today’s market and tells us three things that may indicate when markets will begin to rise again.
The UK Government is asking people to limit non-essential contact and travel to work from home in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, but this relies heavily on individuals complying. A University of Oxford blog asks: will this strategy work?
The New York Times discusses a study by researcher Emma Riley, which shows improvements in Ugandan students' national exam scores after watching the Disney movie Queen of Katwe.