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Conversations with groundbreaking researchers from Northeastern University. We connect what’s going on in their labs to what’s going on in your life.
COVID-19: No work, essential work, and what they have in common
Litmus
9 minutes 51 seconds
5 years ago
COVID-19: No work, essential work, and what they have in common
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, is it better to work or collect unemployment benefits? With many jobs paying little for dangerous work and the unemployment system getting clogged with applicants, the answer isn’t so simple.
In this episode, we talk to Alicia Sasser-Modestino (associate professor of economics and of public policy and urban affairs; associate director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy).
Litmus
Conversations with groundbreaking researchers from Northeastern University. We connect what’s going on in their labs to what’s going on in your life.
