COVID-19

SHA Dean Kate Walsh says hospitality faces big challenges, including maintaining a welcoming atmosphere while staff practice social distancing.

Associate Professor Miguel Gomez, a food supply chain and distribution expert, discusses system-wide programs that could reduce food waste.

Associate Professor Vicki Bogan, director of Dyson’s Institute for Behavioral and Household Finance, suggests couples work as a team when it comes to saving.

A concise collection of recent expert perspectives from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business faculty on COVID-19’s impact on business, hospitality, and the economy.

Professor Vishal Gaur says that retailers filing for bankruptcy cannot even hold liquidation sales to drum up cash due to the COVID-19 lockdown.

Associate Professor Miguel Gomez describes the difficulty of social distancing protocols in large food plants and risks to production capacity.

Professor Andrew Novakovic says that dairy supply chains weren’t able to immediately pivot to delivering consumer goods sold in grocery stores.

Professor Eswar Prasad worries the Fed’s coronavirus aid program to companies lacks important restrictions that could protect jobs moving forward.

Professor David Just says COVID-19 isolation orders could detract from lottery ticket sales, such as Scratch Offs, which often are an impulse buys.