Current Research
List viewEconomists from around the world are using real time data collection to better understand the impact the Covid-19 crisis is having on families, workers, firms and society, and how policies can help the recovery out of the crisis. Find out more about how these research teams are carrying out their projects, and what their findings are below.
The tradeoff between healthcare and income contributions during the Covid-19 pandemic
We investigate the trade-off between public support in the form of charitable contributions to healthcare needs versus income support for displaced workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. We conducted a nationwide incentivized experiment in the United ...
Primary Topic: Attitudes, media & governance
Lead investigator: Samir Huseynov
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Covid-19 and attitudes about markets and government
The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically disrupted our lives and revealed features--both strengths and weaknesses--of the economy and government that may not have been clear or seemed relevant before. In this research project, we investigate whether th...
Primary Topic: Attitudes, media & governance
Secondary Topic: Families & households
Lead investigator: Sandra Goff
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The welfare effect on households of social isolation
This project studies the welfare effects of social isolation due to the Covid-19 outbreak. In particular, we are interested in measuring the potential negative welfare effects on household of having to be in quarantine with limited possibilities to b...
Primary Topic: Attitudes, media & governance
Secondary Topic: Health, physical & mental
Lead investigator: Ola Andersson
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How does the Covid-19 outbreak affect people’s expectation about the macroeconomy?
We conduct an incentivized online experiment to investigate the effect of Covid-19 on people’s expectation about the macroeconomy including economic growth rate, inflation rate, house price, and personal consumption, saving, and investment. We elic...
Primary Topic: Attitudes, media & governance
Lead investigator: King King Li
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The global Covid-19 student survey
The global Covid-19 student survey aims to gauge university students’ reactions to the current Covid-19 pandemic and their expectations about the future, particularly as they enter the job market. The survey aims to document how students’ studies...
Primary Topic: Attitudes, media & governance
Secondary Topic: Jobs, work, pay & benefits
Lead investigator: David A. Jaegar
Trust in the state and citizen cooperation: evidence from Pakistan
In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are conducting a randomized controlled trial in Pakistan. We aim to test the effectiveness of different information treatments designed to increase citizens’ trust in the government, specifically the gove...
Primary Topic: Attitudes, media & governance
Secondary Topic: Public spending, taxes & debt
Lead investigator: Adnan Khan
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Pro-sociality, altruism, and physical distancing: cultural dimensions of resiliency to Covid-19 pandemic shock
Resiliency in the face of international threats such as climate change or pandemics requires coordination and, at least short-term, self-sacrifice. Related to this, nations differ in their propensities for individualism, altruism, and collectivism. I...
Primary Topic: Attitudes, media & governance
Lead investigator: Timothy MacNeill
