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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
A seat at the table
Published Spring 2021
Reviewing Sociology Assistant Professor Christy Thornton's new book, 'Revolution in Development' / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Economics
High income associated with masking, social distancing compliance
Published Jan 15, 2021
Survey suggests common public health measures such as masking, social distancing, and telework may be inaccessible or impractical for those with lower incomes
Coronavirus affecting stock market
Q+A
Managing your money during the COVID-19 crisis
Published Aug 17, 2020
Carey Business School wealth management expert Yuval Bar-Or discusses the disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street, urges a steady approach during a period of economic uncertainty
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Economics
Study suggests less costly approach to pandemic economic stimulus
Published July 9, 2020
Carey Business School researcher Vadim Elenev offers an alternative economic model that would have achieved similar results to those of the U.S. pandemic stimulus but at a lower cost
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What are you worth?
Published Summer 2020
In "Ultimate Price," author Howard Friedman explores the value we place on life / Johns Hopkins Magazine