News From the Control Tower - 4/15/2020
This week’s reads feature:
1. How your internet is working thanks to Cold-War era pioneers;
2. How the Fed is the part of government most ready for this crisis;
Why the Fed Was the Part of Government Most Ready for This Crisis
3. The spread of coronavirus to rural America;
Coronavirus Was Slow to Spread to Rural America. Not Anymore.
4. The collective action problem in the US – data shows that attitude towards climate change is one of the strongest predictors of social distancing behavior; and
The US has a collective action problem that’s larger than the coronavirus crisis
5. Banks preparing for the bust of the shale boom.
Exclusive: U.S. banks prepare to seize energy assets as shale boom goes bust
This weeks’ bonus article highlights one of the booming parts of the economy – the jigsaw puzzle market;