Archive for May 2020
“‘Human challenge trials,’ where healthy volunteers would be exposed to Covid-19, explained”
This article from the Vox discusses the concept of “human-challenge” trials, and their potential benefits and costs.
Read More“There May Be a Dangerous Shortcut to a Coronavirus Vaccine”
This article from the New York times discusses the idea of a human-challenge trial: intentionally infecting volunteers to see if it would work. The discussion mirrors the ethical quandries of doing randomized controlled trials in economics settings, where researchers suspect that the “treatment” might not be good for people. Written April 30, 2020.
Read More“Why Days 5 to 10 Are So Important When You Have Coronavirus”
This article from the New York times discusses why, if someone is infected, they should monitor the progression of symptoms carefully. From April 30, 2020.
Read MoreOnline learning (en Français) “Programmation et Politiques Financières, Deuxième Partie : Conception d’un Programme
This online course from the IMF on Edx focuses on the tools to help you design data-driven macroeconomic and financial policy. It’s the second in a two-part course.
Read MoreOnline learning (en Français) “Programmation et Politiques Financières, Première Partie: Analyse des Comptes Macroéconomiques”
This online course from the IMF on Edx focuses on the tools to help you respond to questions about the health of the macroeconomy and how a cognizance of political economy can help bring the economy to a healthier status. In French.
Read MoreWorkLife with Adam Grant
WorkLife is a podcast from the TED group about “making work not suck.”
Read MoreNada es gratis
Nada es gratis is a Spanish-language blog with some of the most prominent Spanish-speaking economists as regular contributors. They focus a little more on the European situation, but there’s a lot of good general content for the hispanohablantes.
Read MoreVoxTalks
VoxTalks discusses the very latest in research, and has been expanding their offerings to include regular updates on evolving research pertaining to the coronavirus crisis and its likely economic impacts.
Read MoreOnline course in photography, starting from the basics
If you’re looking to get your mind off work, or want to spend some time learning a hobby, why not check out this online course offered through Michigan State on photography? Doesn’t matter if you have a smartphone or the fanciest Nikon, this course will get you up and running, ready to explore the world around you, no matter how much or little room you’ve got.
Read MoreOnline course: Child Nutrition and Cooking
If you’re stuck at home, why not try cooking some new things and deepening your knowledge of how to feed your kid with this free Coursera course, offered by Stanford University?
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