“The mechanisms for government support of specific industries and financial institutions are baked into China’s economic system, which breeds inefficiencies in good times but serves as an effective backstop when faced with potential crises,” says Eswar Prasad, professor of economics and trade policy.
Amy Kuceyeski, associate professor of computational biology and statistics and data science, is noted to have launched a movement in the Ithaca community to use 3D printers to create face shields for healthcare facilities.
Nellie Brown, senior extension associate at the ILR Worker Institute, says the barriers put in place to help protect staff in groceries stores don’t “eliminate the problem of the commonly touched objects being still shared, but it does address the problem of airborne droplets.”
“We are basically using a lot of energy at home right now, much more than before, so really I’m seeing a shift from commercial to residential,” says K. Max Zhang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
“When the government responds in a crisis like this and rolls out specific policies that help people ... they’re not taken for granted,” says Suzanne Mettler, professor of government. “And when the government’s role in [those policies] is really visible, that really helps with people’s sense that the government is being responsive to people like them.”
“Global supply chains, because they are longer, they are more likely to be disrupted than domestic supply chains,” says Miguel Gomez, associate professor of applied economics & policy.
“If a worker in an Amazon facility delivering groceries to people gets sick with Covid-19, that could really shake public confidence,” says Alex Colvin, dean of the ILR School.
Peter Enns, associate professor of government, and Jonathan Schuldt, associate professor of communication, write this op-ed about research they’ve done on the Democratic primaries.