Tag: economists

US Stocks and Jobless Claims – Computer Networking

Stock index (S&P 500 index) may be a good measure of relative stability or predictability. This study examines the relationship between S&P 500 returns and the number of unemployed persons as of Dec. The results presented here point to a negative correlation with a tendency towards high correlations for the first week of such a…

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Work and Travel Distance

Remote Work and the COVID-19 Pandemic This week, The International Association of Professional Economists and the International Association of Investment Managers, The World Bank’s Global Economics Advisory Board, and the World Health Organization (WHO) published their joint report on “Pandemic Mobility: Managing the Future of Work and Travel. ” As one of my colleagues wrote…

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