Opinion: Why development matters (co-written by J. Brian Atwood)
September 21, 2020 Devex
In this article, Brian Atwood discusses global health, development, and specific programs previously created to help prevent pandemics.
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September 21, 2020 Devex
In this article, Brian Atwood discusses global health, development, and specific programs previously created to help prevent pandemics.
September 21, 2020 CNBC
Continuing coverage: This column draws on data analysis by John Friedman, co-director of Opportunity Insights.
September 21, 2020 The Telegraph
This article includes commentary from Emily Oster.
September 16, 2020 Bloomberg
Emily Oster penned this column about working from home and reopening workplaces.
September 15, 2020 Manila Times
This piece discusses training courses based on a curriculum on COVID-19 prevention, triage, and treatment, developed by Project HOPE and the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies.
September 14, 2020 WBUR
In this podcast interview, Emily Oster discusses the data behind decisions on everything from sending children back to school to flying on an airplane.
September 14, 2020 Foreign Affairs
Jeff Colgan penned this article on the idea of severing supply chains, trade relationships, and financial links with China, and the effect it would have on the environment.
September 14, 2020 Foreign Policy
This article, written by Reid Pauly, explains the importance of 'war games,' or the practice of simulating crisis in order to achieve a level of preparedness.
September 11, 2020 Politico
Emily Oster offers commentary on reopening schools during the pandemic.
September 9, 2020 New York Times
This article notes that in 2017, a team of economists led by John Friedman published a paper that issued "mobility report cards" to more than 2,000 American colleges and universities, grading each one on its effectiveness in elevating low-income students into the upper middle class and beyond.
September 9, 2020 Washington Post
Emily Oster penned this opinion piece on how Halloween is still possible this year, if the public adopts the right precautions.
September 8, 2020 Insider
This article mentions that Emily Oster and a team of researchers are partnering to create a nationwide database that maps schools' pandemic responses across the United States.
September 3, 2020 CNN
In this article, Emily Oster discusses making informed decisions during the pandemic about sending children back to school.
September 3, 2020 ABC6
Richard Arenberg in ABC6, "I believe that the political pressures generated by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic crisis and the deepening economic crisis will likely end in a compromise."
September 2, 2020 USA Today
This article references an informal survey on child care centers by Emily Oster.
August 31, 2020 MSNBC
In this interview, Emily Oster discusses a nationwide database she's helping to create that maps schools’ pandemic responses across the United States.
August 27, 2020 WBUR
Emily Oster discusses how relying on data can help parents make informed decisions during the pandemic.
August 27, 2020 Washington Post
Emily Oster offered commentary on a new report from the United Kingdom about what happened when students returned to school.
August 27, 2020 New Yorker
Emily Oster weighs the risks and benefits of sending children back to school during the pandemic.
August 25, 2020 Washington Post
Emily Oster penned this opinion piece about media coverage of COVID-19.