News: Business & Economics
Seeing clearly during a pandemic
June 18, 2020“Nothing is less real than realism. Details are confusing. It is only by selection, by elimination, by emphasis that we get to the real meaning […]
Optimal economic policy during COVID-19
June 9, 2020One of the questions students ask me is about the optimal economic policy response to the COVID-19 crisis across different countries. Speaking about optimality in […]
A moment of opportunity
May 26, 2020As we have all become aware, the onslaught of COVID-19 has brought about untold misery. With every life having dignity, every death is a tragedy. […]
Fear and stolen promise: Implications for the poor in our response to the global pandemic
May 8, 2020Policymakers, politicians, and virtually everyone else have voiced opinions on how the coronavirus should have been dealt with, the unprecedented mandate to close down an […]
To choose life or solvency? Fear as a pre-existing condition in COVID-19 mortality in the United States
April 27, 2020Early in March, a friend of a friend drove himself to the hospital in the throes of COVID-19-induced pneumonia. He was rendered medically unconscious and […]
One concept, two imperatives
April 23, 2020A simple understanding of integral human development is a short formula: the development of the whole person and the development of each person. This deceptively […]