In just a few weeks, the “flatten the curve” image of two overlapping graphs, one taller than the other, has become an iconic image representing the global COVID-19 pandemic. Since mid-march, ...

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One chart explains why slowing the spread of the infection is nearly as important as stopping it. By Siobhan Roberts At the end of February, Drew Harris, a population health analyst at Thomas ...

As explained in Prof. Robert Jarrow's book cited below, forward rates contain a risk premium above and beyond the market's expectations for the 3-month forward rate. We document the size of that risk ...