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USDA announces food distribution program, but will it help farmers?
Professor Andrew Novakovic comments on whether the new USDA program, which depends specifically on what individual farmers produce, will help farmers or not.

Finding solutions for food supply chains during the coronavirus pandemic
Professor Miguel Gómez says food demand now in supermarkets – not restaurants, hospitals, and schools – is creating a disconnect in the supply chain.

The financial world’s nervous system is being rewired
Professor Eswar Prasad adds to an analysis on payment systems and the rewiring of the financial world’s nervous system.

USDA wants to help farmers feed families, but advocates and lawmakers say it’s not enough
Associate Professor Miguel Gomez, a food supply chain and distribution expert, discusses system-wide programs that could reduce food waste.

Finding your balance in a topsy-turvy market
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.

Unions, advocates say Trump putting meat packing workers at risk
Associate Professor Miguel Gomez describes the difficulty of social distancing protocols in large food plants and risks to production capacity.

New York dairy farmers feel the squeeze from Coronavirus as milk sales dry up
Professor Andrew Novakovic says that dairy supply chains weren’t able to immediately pivot to delivering consumer goods sold in grocery stores.

The U.S. plans to lend $500 billion to large companies. It won’t require them to preserve jobs or limit executive pay
Professor Eswar Prasad worries the Fed’s coronavirus aid program to companies lacks important restrictions that could protect jobs moving forward.

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