Economists Say Cellphone Data May Be Key To Reopening Economy

By Stephanie Kim
Economists Say Cell Phone Data May Be Key To Reopening Economy
A man charges his cell phone at a kiosk in New York's Times Square, Wednesday night, April 29, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump said Wednesday the federal government will not be extending its coronavirus social distancing guidelines once they expire Thursday. Mark Lennihan / AP Photo
Economists Say Cell Phone Data May Be Key To Reopening Economy
A man charges his cell phone at a kiosk in New York's Times Square, Wednesday night, April 29, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump said Wednesday the federal government will not be extending its coronavirus social distancing guidelines once they expire Thursday. Mark Lennihan / AP Photo

Economists Say Cellphone Data May Be Key To Reopening Economy

By Stephanie Kim
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Reset checks in with a health economist at the University of Chicago to discuss the risks posed by different businesses as states begin to reopen.

GUEST: Katherine Baicker, health economist at the University of Chicago and dean of the Harris School of Public Policy