In the current coronavirus outbreak, governments face hard decisions on how to best combat the spread of the virus. This note proposes a way to capture the spread of contagion, so as to quickly evaluate policy impact.

The Journal of Public Economics is excited to announce a new fast-track procedure to help researchers publish their articles on COVID-19 related subjects that fall under the broad definition of public economics.

Evidence from the last months' submissions to journals suggests that there is a gender difference in the impact of the corona pandemic on research productivity.

A recent report by SSE-CERN network member Jon Fiva and Oda Nedregård presents data from debates in Norwegian parliament showing that preparation for crisis is not on the political agenda except for when the crisis actually arrives.

A recent Norwegian scientific report estimates the cost of children's lost education. A rough translation into Swedish context corresponds to a cost of 2.8 billion SEK (equivalent of roughly 280 million euros) a day.

IZA invites proposals for original research projects (each funded with up to EUR 125,000) that strengthen the collaboration between IZA's global network and local teams. Deadline: May 31, 2020.

There is much discussion about the different policy responses in the Nordic countries and the resulting economic impact. Finnish public service YLE has put together an article (in Swedish) summarizing available data for the Nordic countries.

SITE at Stockholm School of Economics and the LSE Institute of Global Affairs organizes a webinar with leading scholars about early lessons from Sweden's approach to COVID-19 on April 22.

SSE-CERN network members publish an article in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten arguing that mass testing has large potential economic benefits.

A group of Swedish economists belonging to the SSE-CERN network published a short white paper with policy ideas for coping with the Covid-19 pandemic on March 24.