) to evaluate the effects of vaccinations and variants on the epidemic and macroeconomic outlook. Vaccination plays the …, increasing the volatility of epidemic curves and worsening the macroeconomic outlook. If a more contagious variant emerges after …

, benefits, and risks listed firms in the US and over 80 other countries associate with the spread of Covid-19 and other epidemic … diseases. We identify which firms expect to gain or lose from an epidemic disease and which are most affected by the associated … expectations about their ability to deal with the coronavirus outbreak …

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has resulted in the death of over four million people since late 2019. To …