Coronavirus Coverage
Texas McCombs faculty have been on call to help the media explain the story of the crisis and its unfolding economic impact.
Health care
Shannon Provost, lecturer, Information, Risk, and Operations Management, America is Approaching a Deadly Tipping Point in the Coronavirus Pandemic, U.S. News Analysis Shows, US News & World Report, March 26, 2020
Shannon Provost, lecturer, Information, Risk, and Operations Management, U.S. News Analysis: Coronavirus Outbreak Hitting States in Waves, US News & World Report, March 30, 2020
Edward Anderson, professor, Information, Risk, and Operations Management, “Will On-Site Health Care Help Texas’ Economy Recover?” Reform Austin, April 24, 2020
Economic impact and stimulus
Michael Sury, lecturer, Finance, “Austin Economy Strong Heading into Coronavirus Scare,” Austin American-Statesman, March 13, 2020
Julia Coronado, clinical associate professor, Finance, “Economic Impact of COVID-19,” live on Fox 7, March 13, 2020
Michael Sury, lecturer, Finance, “What’s the Impact of COVID-19 on the Economy?”, live on KXAN, March 17, 2020
Brad Gold, lecturer, Business, Government, and Society, “Trump Working with Congress on Economic Stimulus Package,” Voice of America, March 18, 2020
John Griffin, professor, Finance, “Coronavirus Bailout for Airlines and Cruise Lines is Socialism for the Undeserving Rich,” USA Today, March 20, 2020
John Griffin, professor, Finance, “Financial Engineering Made Risky Loans Seem Safe. Now They Face a Huge Test,” Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2020
Michael Sury, lecturer, Finance, Coronavirus Stimulus Deal Includes Student Loan Relief, Reform Austin, March 31, 2020
Mark Roberts, Executive Director, Finance, “Rent Is Due, but Can It Wait? Should the Government Freeze Housing Payments?” Reform Austin, March 31, 2020
Michael Sadler, senior lecturer, Finance, “Texas Economy Takes Hit as COVID-19 Spreads,” Spectrum News, March 19, 2020
Michael Sury, lecturer, Finance, “Will Fintech ‘Save the Day’ as USA Struggles with Corona Stimulus?” Finance Magnates, April 15, 2020
Michael Sury, lecturer, Finance, “FOX 7 Discussion: COVID-19 and personal finance,” FOX 7, April 15, 2020
Michael Sury, lecturer, Finance, “COME AND TAKE IT? NOT SO FAST,” Dallas Business Journal, April 15, 2020
Terri Holbrook, senior lecturer, Accounting, “Here’s why you’ll get your full COVID-19 stimulus check, eventually,” KXAN, April 14, 2020
Michael Sury, lecturer, Finance, “Coronavirus in Texas: Job losses continue to mount,” Austin-American Statesman, April 23, 2020
Michael Sury, lecturer, Finance, “Debtors should be wary of keeping coronavirus stimulus money in the bank, economist says,” KXAN, April 23, 2020
Michael Granof, Martin Luby, “$2.2 trillion stimulus is a life jacket, not a rescue boat for states and cities,” Dallas Morning News, April 24, 2020
Michael Sury, lecturer, Finance, “Will There Be A Second Coronavirus Stimulus Check?” Huffington Post, April 28, 2020
Haoyuan Liu, Wen Wen, and Andrew Whinston, “How to Keep Salespeople Motivated Online,” Bloomberg Businessweek, May 5, 2020
Michael Sadler, senior lecturer, Finance, “Another 247K Texans File for Unemployment as Economist Warns of ‘W-Shaped’ Recovery,” Spectrum News, May 7, 2020
Michael Sadler, senior lecturer, Finance, “FOX 7 Discussion: COVID-19 impact on Austin’s economy,” FOX 7, May 22, 2020
Michael Sadler, senior lecturer, Finance, “College grads see jobs revoked, deferred, canceled as they step into ‘dismal’ job market,” Austonia, May 22, 2020
Michael Granof, professor, Accounting, “Federal bond insurance can help state and local governments recover,” The Hill, May 22, 2020
Michael Sadler, senior lecturer, Finance, “FOX 7 Discussion: COVID-19 impact on Austin’s economy,” FOX 7, May 22, 2020
Michael Sadler, senior lecturer, Finance, “College grads see jobs revoked, deferred, canceled as they step into ‘dismal’ job market,” Austonia, May 22, 2020
Michael Granof, professor, Accounting, “Federal bond insurance can help state and local governments recover,” The Hill, May 22, 2020
Brad Gold, lecturer, Business, Government, and Society, “4 Great Stocks to Buy for a Summer of Social Distancing,” InvestorPlace, May 28, 2020
Amit Kumar, assistant professor, Marketing, “This Simple Leadership Storytelling Exercise Can Make You Happier,” Forbes, May 31, 2020
Ethics
Robert Prentice, professor, Business, Government and Society, Our Selfish Lapses Threaten Lives. Here’s How to Make Moral Coronavirus Decisions, USA Today, April 4, 2020
Ethan Burris, professor, Management, “Ethan Burris: Perils loom when we ignore the concerns of society’s rank and file,” Waco Tribune, April 18, 2020
Hoarding and panic buying
Brad Gold, lecturer, Business, Government and Society, “Local Experts Say It’s Not Time to Panic But Time to Plan,” live on CBS Austin, March 9, 2020
Edward Anderson, professor, Information, Risk, and Operations Management, “Supermarket Rationing is the Best Way to Stop the Cycle of Hoarding That Could Lead to a Crash,” Dallas Morning News, March 31, 2020
Edward Anderson, professor, Information, Risk, and Operations Management, “FOX 7 Discussions: Strain on supplies due to COVID-19,” FOX 7, April 13, 2020
Housing and real estate
Mark Roberts, executive director, Texas Real Estate Center, Rent is Due, But Can It Wait? Should the Government Freeze Housing Payments? Reform Austin, March 31, 2020
Stock market
John Doggett, senior lecturer, Management, “Dow Plunges into Bear Market,” KVUE, March 11, 2020
John Griffin, professor, Finance, “3 Stocks to Sell Before Coronavirus Finishes What The Market Started,” Investor Place, April 24, 2020
Oil And Gas Impact
Ehud Ronn, professor, Energy Management and Innovation Center, Finance, “‘We’re going to have layoffs.’ Oil industry braces for pain” E&E News, March 16, 2020
Michael Sadler, senior lecturer, Finance, “Making Sense of Historic Oil Drop, What it Means Long-Term for Industry,” Cheddar TV
Austin and SXSW
Michael Sury, lecturer, Finance, “SXSW Has Few Good Options Amid Coronavirus Threat,” Austin American-Statesman, March 5, 2020
Supply Chain
Mary Ann Anderson, lecturer, Information, Risk, and Operations Management, “FOX 7 Discussion: Meat shortage in Texas,” FOX 7, May 6, 2020
