Econ Extra Credit newsletter #55
Meanwhile, March Madness, the NCAA’s most profitable event, is in full swing.
With high anxiety over the pandemic and rising levels of distrust with the media, is it worth it for companies to pull pranks?
Women, people of color, transgender and nonbinary workers are more likely to report they’ve been harassed during the pandemic.
PG&E equipment caused the Camp Fire and other deadly blazes. What does it mean for victims when the settlement depends on profitability?
“Companies might have to choose a side,” says our China correspondent Jennifer Pak, “use Xinjiang cotton or be locked out of the world’s second-largest economy.”
Charging availability has increased in many places, but still varies widely.
Take Your Seat CEO Jerusha Stewart on how barriers to networking contribute to a lack of diversity in corporate boardrooms.
As many Americans celebrate Easter and Passover, religious institutions are still dealing with interruptions due to COVID-19.
The incoming CEO of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation on meeting demand for and expanding access to addiction treatment.
