Recession
Ideas and insights about recessions from MIT Sloan.
Recession
New data on small business spending during COVID-19
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Small business owners voluntarily cut personal consumption by 40% early in the pandemic. A coordinated national response could have helped.
Softening the blow of COVID-19 bankruptcies
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New research suggests accommodations by banks and the courts can help at least some small businesses survive bankruptcy.
Are ratings askew in collateralized loan obligations?
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A new study finds credit agency ratings don’t reflect the risk profile of collateralized loan obligations, a challenge for investors and policymakers alike.
How the gig economy can reduce unemployment and debt
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In areas where Uber operates, car owners saw fewer unemployment claims and credit delinquencies from 2012 to 2016.
5 predictions for the global economy
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3 economists on unemployment, consumer spending, and a timeline for recovery.
Telecommuting exposes fault lines in COVID-19 economy
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New research shows those who can’t work from home bear the brunt of the pandemic’s economic fallout — particularly women with children.
3 policy proposals to bolster the post-lockdown economy
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Financial experts call for more aid to small businesses, more liquidity for banks, penalty-free access to retirement accounts — and a safe return to work.
Private equity fortifies business in the heartland
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Private equity looks and acts differently in the flyover states. Here’s how one investor is helping Midwest manufacturers survive COVID-19.
Social distancing now helps the local economy later
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Public health interventions do not depress the economy, says a new study based on data from the 1918 flu outbreak.
To navigate the current markets, look back to 2008 — and 1918
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Markets will eventually recover, but the trick is knowing when, an MIT Sloan finance professor says.