On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release unemployment figures for the month of May. The report will shed light on a crucial period of coronavirus-related lockdowns, mid-April to mid-May, and the devastating economic consequences for workers across the country. Daniel Alpert, senior fellow and adjunct professor of macroeconomics at Cornell Law School, and Erica Groshen, senior extension faculty member at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, offer their analysis. 

Economics and Business

Industrial and Labor Relations

Law School

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Joe Margulies, professor of law and government at Cornell University, says that police abuses should not be separated from many other abuses suffered by poor people of color at the hands of the criminal justice system.

Law and Policy

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Andrew Karolyi, professor of finance and economics at the SC Johnson College of Business, and Erica Groshen, a faculty member at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comment on the release of first quarter GDP estimates.  

Economics and Business

Law and Policy

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On Thursday, China announced it was preparing to enact a controversial national security law for Hong Kong, bypassing the territory’s own legislative process. The announcement was made ahead of the country’s annual National People's Congress meeting, which is set to start on Friday. Allen Carlson, professor of government and an expert on Chinese politics, says the move is consistent with the Chinese government’s approach to areas it considers restive.

International

Arts and Sciences

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Sarah Kreps, surveillance systems and cybersecurity expert, comments on the newly released Apple operating system that supports digital contact tracing.

Arts and Sciences

Cornell Tech

Computing & Information Sciences

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Jens David Ohlin, vice dean and professor at Cornell Law School, says that while it seems there is some agreement among the justices to reject immunity for President Trump outright, the Court is still undecided on how to proceed.

Law and Policy

Law School

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Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus in terms of its many impacts on agriculture industries, food and beverage markets, as well as specific disruptions to the food supply chain.

Food & Agriculture

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Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus in terms of its many impacts on economic productivity, inequalities as well as specific disruptions to various industries. 

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Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus: what we know about the way it spreads, what countries should do to minimize threat to public health.

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The coronavirus pandemic has become a global crisis that impacts countries around the world in different, yet often similarly devastating ways. Cornell experts can discuss how the infection is having an impact on health systems - as well as on politics - of countries in Asia, Africa and South America.

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