Economic lockdowns and border restrictions have caused cross-border movement to plunge. Could this be the beginning of a system that’s more resistant to global ecological disaster and pandemics?
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The rush to make personal protective equipment like facemasks and face shields using 3D printers shows that the technology can help circumvent global supply chain disruptions.
Modern supply chains have become increasingly efficient, but as a result are more susceptible to disruptions like the one caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
While countries like the US and Italy have been among the hardest hit, the pandemic is severely straining the health systems and economies of countries across the world.
Starting to feel a little more optimistic? Look away now.
To recover its economy, China must also see the economy of its export destination countries improve.
We cannot have a healthy economy without healthy people.
Beijing might have been ultra-tough on the pandemic, but it has been horizontal in response to the economic shock.
Countries have tried a variety of approaches to contain the spread of COVID-19 – except a coordinated one.
A sector-by-sector look at who is benefiting, who is in trouble and who could go either way.
Despite the delays caused by the coronavirus, China has the capability to at least comply with promises in the phase one trade deal with the US.
With a global recession looking increasingly likely, a finance scholar offers guidance on how to ride it out.
A look back at history can help us consider the economic effects of public health emergencies and how best to manage them.
An economist explains how a virus like COVID-19 could disrupt the US economy – and why it’s too soon to freak out just yet.
Global markets are finally waking up to the threat of the outbreak.
Unlike older visions of economic democracy which started with class or the collective, the starting point now should be the individual
The next two years look dangerous for the economy. You wouldn’t know it from UK party manifestos.
The Fed cut rates for the third time in as many months – something practically unheard of in a strong economy.
Contrary to popular belief, entrepreneurship has been on a worryingly downward trend since the 1980s – here’s why.
The US economy may be in worse shape than it seems.
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Interim Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Economics | Freelance Consultant, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor of Economics and Political Science, INSEAD
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Doctoral Researcher in Economic History, Lund University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Visiting Faculty in Economics, Emory University
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Lecturer East Asian and International Political Economy, University of Bristol
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Emeritus Professor of Finance, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Management, University of Bristol
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Professor of Political Economy, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Economics, Griffith University
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Associate Teaching Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University
