Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman provided commentary on the impact that COVID-19 has had on the financial health of different generations. He discusses the impact on recent graduates, who will be entering into a bad economy.

Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, The William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs Mark Blyth discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, and the comfort level that the public might feel regarding crowds.

In this opinion piece, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science Richard Arenberg disusses his opinion on the damage that Mitch McConnell has done to our country and our democracy.

In an article addressing the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on consumer spending, Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman is cited. “On average, places with more widespread coronavirus cases did see spending fall a little bit further, but that’s not the main thing we see determining differences,” said Professor Friedman. “Instead, we see more differences between higher- and lower-income places.”

Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, provided commentary on the political traps and challenges that Biden and Trump face in the upcoming election.

In this interview, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, talks about his new book, ‘Angrynomics’, co-authored with Erik Lonergan.

In this opinion piece, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg, questions the voices of Republican senators: "Where are the present-day profiles in courage?"

Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg, provides commentary on the $3 trillion Heroes Act.

Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, provides commentary on the purchase of luxury homes by wealthy individuals amid the coronavirus pandemic.

In this article, Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman, discusses OI Economic Tracker, launched by Opportunity Insights, the nonprofit research team he co-directs. “Policymakers can use this tool to understand not only the state of the economy in real time but also whether their policies are having the desired effects...This tool ensures that developing data-driven policies no longer means having to wait weeks or months for the data to become available — this is evidence-driven policy, updated for the era of big data.”

Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Jeff Colgan, on the future of oil prices: “Nothing lasts forever in the oil business but low oil prices are probably here to stay for at least the rest of the year and perhaps much longer...Even when consumer demand increases after lockdowns end, there is an awful lot of inventory build-up that will keep prices from rising too quickly.”

Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman: "There’s just no evidence that this partial reopening in Georgia has significantly changed anything in the economy."

In this interview, Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman, discusses a tool developed by the research team Opportunity Insights, which he co-directs, to help policymakers and nonprofits respond to rapid economic shifts during the global health crisis.

In this interview, Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman reacts to new jobless claims.

Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, discusses the government's response to recent COVID-19 related issues, such as President Trump's decision to use the Defense Production Act to keep meat processing plants open.

Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, provides commentary on how the census will affect Rhode Island politics; “The upside for Rhode Islanders is the potential to have a stronger Republican challenger for the one remaining congressional seat because they will be running statewide and that gives them a better chance at victory."

Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Ross Cheit, provides commentary on Governor Gina Raimondo's response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying “She’s a no-baloney technocrat...She’s not charming but she’s really smart, and that’s made her really popular now.”

In this interview, David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations, Rose McDermott, argues "that a lot of threat inflation comes from overrated low probability risks and underrated high probability risks."

Fellow in International and Public Affairs, Marc Dunkelman, cited in Vox article on America's inability to build infrastructure.

This article references tweets by Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Jeff Colgan, on the impact crude oil prices will have on the U.S. economy.

Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs Jeff Colgan's article, published on "The Monkey Cage," is cited in this op-ed discussing Trump's interest in higher oil prices.

In this interview, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, Deborah Gordon, comments on the perception that the coronavirus pandemic will positively affect climate change: “It’s going to take action from the supply side to transform the climate. “And sadly, I don’t think what we’re seeing from COVID is oil nations like Saudi Arabia or, frankly, the United States, thinking outside the box when it comes to creating an industry that’s more flexible.”

Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg, on the filibuster and how passing major legislation requires some "buy in" from the minority.

In this article, Professor and Chair of Political Science, Wendy J. Schiller, comments on the imagery being used in the coronavirus debate, as it "reflects the polarization and the extremism that we’re seeing in American politics."