Interviews, research features, and commentary covering work on entrepreneurship, labor markets, disclosure, and the economics of the firm.
Coverage of research showing that firms better positioned for remote work saw sharp declines in financial misconduct during the pandemic—likely because remote arrangements raised the cost of sustaining collusion.
Feature on experimental evidence that disclosed conflicts of interest erode trust in the institutions meant to produce independent knowledge.
Discussion of how employer-provided flexibility after COVID-19 changed who starts businesses—and dampened one traditional draw of entrepreneurship.
Television interview on how delivery-platform economics have tightened for gig workers relative to the heavily subsidized early years of the industry.
Column citing research on how aggressive antitrust proposals aimed at large platforms can discourage entrepreneurship and reduce U.S. competitiveness.
Commentary drawing on research that gig platforms can cushion unemployment spells and limit human-capital depreciation between traditional jobs.
Essay (with Minnis, Minnis, and Sijthoff) assessing whether Paycheck Protection Program funds were distributed as the program’s payroll-based design intended.
Coverage of how firms without prior banking relationships were at greater risk of missing early rounds of pandemic relief lending.
Feature on research with John Gallemore showing that firm-specific tax human capital—not generic outsourcing—drives effective tax outcomes.
Video interview arguing that PPP allocations tracked payroll—and that critiques should focus on program design rather than execution.
Discussion of civic-capital research (with Benmelech, Hochberg, Sapienza, and Zingales): where institutional trust is higher, voluntary compliance with distancing was stronger.
Interview on how political identity shaped COVID-19 risk perceptions and social-distancing behavior early in the pandemic.
Conversation on gig platforms as a bridge for displaced workers—preserving schedules and skills while traditional employment recovers.
Workshop session presenting early evidence on the economic implications of COVID-19 (with Allcott and Zingales among other participants).
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