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Dmitri Koustas
As the unemployment rate rises in the US due to COVID-19, many gig workers and self-employed face delays in aid transfers.
James Heckman
The conditions of a pandemic are ones which would never be allowed by review boards, so social scientists who run "natural experiments" have an opportunity to collect and research new data.
Roseanna Ander
John Williams, previously overseeing communications at Irving Harris Foundation, will be managing communications and partner engagement at the University of Chicago Crime Lab and Education Lab.
Katherine Baicker
Over the last few months many individuals have realized that therapy through Telehealth is not covered by insurance, Dean Katherine Baicker explains why.
Guglielmo Briscese
Briscese's research on compliance with COVID-19 self-isolation measures in Italy shows the importance of a clear, realistic estimate for the measure's end date.
A headshot of Dean Katherine Baicker
Baicker, a health care economist, views the aid package's changes to health insurance coverage and regulations as helpful to making it financially feasible for everyone to get treatment for COVID-19.