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Co-written by Troy Tassier

Are Crowded Cities the Reason for the COIVD-19 Pandemic? Placing too much blame on urban density is a mistake Scientific American, April 17, 2020

Escape from New York?: Density and the Coronavirus Trajectory (Expanded version of Scientific American article), Skynomics Blog, April 20, 2020

Border Crossings: The Spread of COVID-19 across U.S. Counties, Skynomics Blog, May 19, 2020

The Pandemic Tsunami: How COVID-19 Swept Across America, Skynomics Blog, February 25, 2021


Podcast, Radio Interview, Videos

Economist Says Lessons of Past Can Guide Path Forward Through Pandemic Patrick Verel Podcast, December 21, 2020

Vaccination Time, WFUV Interview with Nina Flaherty, August 8, 2009

Understanding Epidemics Video Series Introduction

Raw Facts: Economics Professor on the Novel Coronavirus

(Individual videos can be found here.)


Quotes in Major Media

Economic Epidemiology

ABC News, COVID devastated New York, but here's why experts say it fared better in fall surge, February 26, 2021

ABC News, A tale of two pandemics: How coronavirus split the map of the U.S., May 1, 2020

Associated Press, New York struggles with coronavirus, U.S. deaths top 1,000, March 25, 2020

Associated Press, Experts ponder causes of New York's 'breathtaking' outbreak, March 25, 2020

Crain's New York Business, NY COVID alert app exceeds 500,000 downloads, October 28, 2020

Crain's New York Business, Here's why experts say Cuomo's shutdown won't work, October 7, 2020

Crain's New York Business, With indoor dining coming back, restaurants say thank you - ambivalently, September 10, 2020

Crain's New York Business, Here's why indoor dining might not happen in the city anytime soon, August 25, 2020

Forbes, There Is Little Evidence We Are Learning The Right Lessons From Covid: Report, October 27, 2021

Newsweek, New York's COVID Cases Rise Nearly 70 Percent in 2 Weeks After Flattening Out for Months, October 7, 2020

Reuters New York City ahead of the curve on COVID-19, but faces risks going into fall, August 21, 2020

The City, New York City regained 11,000 restaurant Jobs Last Month. Now Those - and More - Could Disappear, November 19, 2020

The City, Business Leaders Push for Faster Action to Spur NYC's Economic Comeback, September 1, 2020

The Street, Is Christmas Cancelled? Questions about a US Omicron Lockdown Linger, December 21, 2021

New York City Skyline and Organization

JSTOR Daily, The Real Reason NYC's Skyscrapers Are Where They Are, August 9, 2017

Bloomberg CityLab, The Curious Case of New York's Two Economic Centers: Why Midtown and Wall Street developed both separately and parallel to each other, November 23, 2016

New York Times, 450 Million Years Ago, Hell's Kitchen earned Its Name, February 5, 2012

New York Observer, Uncanny Valley: The Real Reason There Are No Skyscrapers in the Middle of Manhattan, January 17, 2012