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Economics

A gas station sign reads the cost per gallon of regular unleaded gas is $5.39
Q+A
What's happening with the American economy right now?
Published June 8, 2022
Economist Laurence Ball discusses what factors influence rising inflation and what could trigger a recession
Illustration depicting cracked textbooks and a laptop on top of a ground covered in shrapnel
Shock treatment
Published Spring 2022
A recently published working paper authored by Johns Hopkins professors shows that traumatic life events heavily influence disadvantaged students' decisions about attending college / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Belongings and debris are piled on the sidewalk after an eviction
Economics
New measurement suggests U.S. undercounts people in poverty
Published March 25, 2022
The Supplemental Expenditure Poverty Measure combines spending data with living costs such as credit card debt and health care deductibles
Oil barrels in a railway yard
Q+A
Understanding SWIFT and economic sanctions
Published March 2, 2022
Alessandro Rebucci, an expert in global economics and finance, discusses how economic sanctions could affect Russia and the global economy
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Economics
JHU to launch multidisciplinary Center for Economy and Society
Published Feb 16, 2022
The center, part of the university's SNF Agora Institute, will be dedicated to reimagining the relationships among markets, governments, and citizens
Illustration of a man in a top hat and monocle left alone on a seesaw while workers walk away
The big quit
Published Winter 2021
Workers are quitting their jobs at or near the highest levels on record since tracking began in 2001. A Carey Business School professor helps explain the growing disillusionment with business as usual. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of a man in a top hat and monocle left alone on a seesaw while workers walk away
Q+A
The big quit
Published Dec 17, 2021
Workers are quitting their jobs at or near the highest levels on record since tracking began in 2001. A Carey Business School professor helps explain the growing disillusionment with business as usual.
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Q+A
A closer look at the U.S. economic recovery
Published Aug 27, 2021
Economist Jonathan Wright shares insights on key indicators for recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic as well as thoughts on what was learned during the Great Recession
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Economics
Inside $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
Published Aug 11, 2021
Economist Luis Quintero evaluates the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and discusses the plan's potential for economic impact
Daniel Polsky
Commentary
Health care consolidation poses hazards to health system goals
Published March 23, 2021
In 'New England Journal of Medicine,' Bloomberg Distinguished Professor calls for greater transparency in health care industry to protect doctors and patients alike / New England Journal of Medicine