Economy

Two MIT researchers discuss what it will take for alternative transportation to supplant car ownership.

Small business owners voluntarily cut personal consumption by 40% early in the pandemic. A coordinated national response could have helped.

New research suggests accommodations by banks and the courts can help at least some small businesses survive bankruptcy.

U.S. acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks predicted a V-shaped recovery but said a second stimulus may still be needed.

Some automation displaces workers and lowers wages. A new report argues that taxing the right technologies could help remedy this.

In areas where Uber operates, car owners saw fewer unemployment claims and credit delinquencies from 2012 to 2016.

New research shows aggressive Fed intervention in the financial markets can wind up increasing asset price volatility.

Data from France shows that unemployment benefits can encourage entrepreneurs to open up new businesses and boost the economy.

Financial experts recommend a second stimulus package, a vaccine timeline, guards against inflation, and other government responses to the crisis.

3 economists on unemployment, consumer spending, and a timeline for recovery.