Based on updated Covid-19 data, Houston must seriously prepare for a Covid-19 surge in mid-April, possibly related to the Houston Rodeo mass crowding and/or an influx of Covid-19 positive cases from Louisiana. The next month will clarify better how Covid-19 will affect our lives and economies. Continue Reading
In this post, the authors discuss the main provisions of three emergency funding bills passed by Congress and then discuss general rules for evaluating current and future policies designed to mitigate long-term damage to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic. Continue Reading
The notion that the U.S. should partner with Saudi Arabia in a joint “oil alliance” is “one of the more absurd policy suggestions that we’ve seen since the coronavirus began eating away at oil prices,” write authors. Read more to learn why. Continue Reading
In an updated post, Baker Institute health policy experts provide links to some of the sources that they found most helpful in understanding developments in the coronavirus outbreak and efforts to control it. Continue Reading
So far, in the face of a pandemic the political assets of populists may lead to their undoing. But at the end of the day, if conditions under the López Obrador administration significantly change for the worse, faith in a liberal democracy and strong democratic institutions may be restored. Continue Reading
Coronavirus cases in Texas may grow as the state expands COVID-19 screening and delayed decisions to limit public interaction have serious consequences. No one should be surprised or panic as the figures roll out. Continue Reading
There is a flood of information about the coronavirus pandemic. In this post, health policy fellow Vivian Ho provides links to some of the best sources followed by career health policy researchers.
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