COVID-19 – Vanderbilt Business Review

Emissions Bounce Back as Economies Reopen

22

Jul

All Posts, Economy, SustainabilityCOVID-19

Emissions Bounce Back as Economies Reopen

As people around the world faced forced confinements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, global greenhouse gas emissions fell as a result. A study led by climate scientist Corinne Le Quéré of the University of East Anglia published in the journal Nature estimated that emissions fell by 8% compared with 2019…

Negative Interest Rates: A Novel Solution or a Novelty Item?

02

Jun

By Maxwell Qian

All Posts, Economy, Economy and GovernmentCOVID-19

Negative Interest Rates: A Novel Solution or a Novelty Item?

In the wake of the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, some in the United States, including president Donald Trump, have called on the Federal Reserve to push interest rates below zero. Negative interest rates would be unprecedented in the US but they have become established monetary policy in…

01

Apr

By Joshua Power

All Posts, Economy, Economy and GovernmentCOVID-19

COVID-19: A New Kind of Economic Challenge

COVID-19–the highly contagious respiratory illness–has rapidly become a global pandemic, with countries closing borders, restricting domestic and international travel, closing businesses, and even enforcing national quarantines. While the top priority of every country is to treat the ill, develop a cure, and ultimately distribute a vaccine for the virus, the…

19

Mar

By Dave Ghosh

All Posts, Economy, Economy and GovernmentCOVID-19

Coronavirus and the Economy: A Forced Recession?

For years, many have talked about the inevitability of a recession. Throughout my time at Vanderbilt, discussions regarding how it will be difficult to find a job when we graduate always came up. In this unprecedented time, it seems as if the global economy is on the verge of collapsing.…