EP #307 - 07.08.2021 - Economic Consequences of the Pandemic

Today I will discuss the economic impacts of COVID-19 with economist Micah Pollak.

Dr. Micah Pollak is an associate professor of economics and the director of the Center for Economic Education and Research in the School of Business and Economics at Indiana University Northwest in Gary, Indiana. His research interests cover a wide range of topics, including data analytics, applied microeconomics, health economics (especially in the context of Covid-19), financial economics, regional economics and more. Dr. Pollak earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois in 2011. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the areas of microeconomics, economic history and other topics.