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Spend today or spend tomorrow? The role of inflation expectations in consumer behaviour

Bank of Italy Working Papers by Concetta Rondinelli and Roberta Zizza




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Bridge Proxy-SVAR: estimating the macroeconomic effects of shocks identified at high-frequency

Bank of Italy Working Papers by Andrea Gazzani and Alejandro Vicondoa




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Immigration and the fear of unemployment: evidence from individual perceptions in Italy

Bank of Italy Working Papers by Eleonora Porreca and Alfonso Rosolia




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Dollar invoicing, global value chains, and the business cycle dynamics of international trade

Bank for International Settlements BIS Working Papers by David Cook and Nikhil Patel




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Understanding US export dynamics: does modelling the extensive margin of exports help?

Bank of England Working Papers by Aydan Dogan and Ida Hjortsoe




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Workers, capitalists, and the government: fiscal policy and income (re)distribution

Bank of England Working Papers by Cristiano Cantore and Lukas Freund




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Central Bank Digital Currency - Objectives, preconditions and design choices

Netherlands Bank DNB Occasional Studies by Peter Wierts and Harro Boven




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Quantitative easing and the price-liquidity trade-off

European Central Bank Working Papers by Marien Ferdinandusse, Maximilian Freier and Annukka Ristiniemi




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The Phillips Curve at the ECB

European Central Bank Working Papers by Fabian Eser, Peter Karadi, Philip R. Lane, Laura Moretti and Chiara Osbat




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The impact of information laws on consumer credit access: evidence from Chile

Central Bank of Chile Working Papers by Carlos Madeira




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The Real Effects of Monetary Shocks: Evidence from Micro Pricing Moments

Central Bank of Chile Working Papers by Gee Hee Hong, Matthew Klepacz, Ernesto Pasten and Raphael Schoenle




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Brace Yourself for Waves of Coronavirus Infections

Here’s what we should be expecting in the war on Covid-19.




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Here’s How You Can Change Lives in the Pandemic

These causes will make great use of your money or your time.




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The Virus Is Winning

Magical thinking won’t protect us.




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Kangaroo Privacy Camera

The Kangaroo Privacy Camera is an affordable indoor home security camera that delivers sharp daytime footage and is equipped with a built-in privacy shield, but some features require a paid subscription and its nighttime video quality could be better.




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DC Universe

While DC Universe should satisfy aspiring Super Friends, HBO Max is the more promising Warner streaming service still waiting over the horizon.




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The Best Video Streaming Services for 2020

Cord cutters have more choices than just Netflix and Hulu. We break down the best video streaming services for your money, whether you're looking to completely replace cable or watch the latest original content on-demand.




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Let’s ‘Kick Coronavirus’s Ass’

In this nightmarish moment, we’re feeling warm and fuzzy about the cold and calculating Andrew Cuomo.




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Optional alternative grading scale implemented for spring 2020 semester

Penn State is implementing a new opt-in grading system for the spring 2020 semester that will give students flexibility, help preserve GPAs and minimize impacts to students’ transcripts during the academic challenges presented by the novel coronavirus public health crisis.




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Mont Alto student research is front and center during 2020 Academic Festival

Penn State Mont Alto recognizes and honors winners during awards ceremony




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Republicans Don’t Want to Save Jobs

Billions for oil, nothing for nurses and teachers.




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Starve the Beast, Feed the Depression

Anti-government ideology is crippling pandemic policy.




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McConnell to Every State: Drop Dead

Blocking federal aid is vile, but it’s also hypocritical.




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Peacocks and Vultures Are Circling the Deficit

The only fiscal thing to fear is deficit fear itself.




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Trump and His Infallible Advisers

Beware men who never admit having been wrong.




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'Expanding Empathy' lecture series moves online

The 2020 "Expanding Empathy" lecture series has moved online and added a lecture on "The Altruistic Brain," as well as a panel discussion on empathy in the time of COVID-19, both to be held on April 29 via Zoom.




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Lecture series to address how to make sense of COVID-19 projections

David Dowdy, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will deliver the presentation “Simple Principles for Interpreting Complex Models: How to Make Sense of COVID-19 Projections,” at 4 p.m. via Zoom webinar on Thursday, April 30, as the next presentation in its Dean’s Lecture Series: Perspectives on the Pandemic.




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Lecture to address mental health and the COVID-19 Pandemic

The College of Health and Human Development will host M. Daniele Fallin, Sylvia and Harold Halpert Professor in Mental Health and chair of the Department of Mental Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, at 4 p.m. via Zoom Webinar on Thursday, May 7, for the next presentation in its Dean’s Lecture Series: Perspectives on the Pandemic. This presentation, “Mental Health and the COVID Pandemic,” will summarize recent findings on the psychological effects of the pandemic, as well as offer some strategies for prevention and intervention as the pandemic, and its after-effects, continue.




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College of Health and Human Development names student marshals

Alexandra Stone and Blake Gillikin will serve as college marshals for spring 2020 commencement.




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College of Health and Human Development names program marshals

Student marshals will represent each department for spring 2020 commencement




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2020 Special Olympics Summer Games canceled, will shift to virtual games

The 2020 Special Olympics Summer Games, slated for June 11 to 13, are being canceled due to concerns related to coronavirus. The games will shift to virtual events, with details to be announced in the near future.




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Five Nittany Lions selected in 2020 NFL Draft

Five members of the Penn State football team were selected in this past weekend's NFL Draft, marking the third straight year that the Nittany Lions have had at least five draft picks.




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Apple sued over 2016 MacBook Pro 'stage lighting' issue



Apple has been hit with a class-action lawsuit claiming that the company concealed the so-called "stage lighting" issue experienced by some 2016 MacBook Pro owners.




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New iOS feature automatically sends medical information to emergency services



Apple's latest iOS 13.5 beta release includes a new Health app feature that allows iPhone and Apple Watch users to automatically send Medical ID information to first responders.




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Apple TV+ promotion tours 'For All Mankind's' lunar base



Stoking interest in an expected second season of Apple TV+ original "For All Mankind," Apple on Wednesday shared a virtual tour of the show's fictional Jamestown lunar base.




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Hands on: Brydge Pro+ firmware updated improves iPadOS user experience



Brydge on Wednesday launched a new update to improve its Brydge Pro+ keyboard with trackpad that recently starting shipping for iPad Pro. AppleInsider goes hands-on with the latest firmware to see how Brydge's improvements have strengthened the user experience of its flagship product.




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Improve your COVID-19 stay at home with these free apps and resources



As the COVID-19 pandemic continues around the world, countries are extending periods of national lockdown and increasing the need for people to stay home. AppleInsider has compiled a list of free resources, apps, tools, and services that are still available to use while social distancing.



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Apple grants $10 million to COVID-19 test collection kit manufacturer



Early Thursday morning, Apple announced it is awarding $10 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund plus manufacturing machinery design assistance to COVID-19 test kit collection equipment manufacturer COPAN Diagnostics.




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Apple looks to the future of video conferencing with Memoji avatars



Instead of every meeting attendee staring at a flat Zoom screen, Apple is looking to the future of video conferencing with Memoji-style avatars arranged in augmented reality around each meeting attendee.




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Apple TV with A12X ready to go at any time, claims leaker



A prolific leaker has declared that Apple has a new Apple TV 4K ready to go, and it could launch the product at any time.




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Apple's Jeff Williams 'bullish' about post-coronavirus economic recovery in US



Apple's Jeff Williams says that supply chains are running well and that the company is optimistic about the future for the economy both for itself and for America as a whole.




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16" MacBook Pro deals: save up to $450 on every single model with coupon



AppleInsider has rounded up the best 16-inch MacBook Pro deals going on right now, with coupon savings knocking up to $450 off every single model. Whether you're in the market for a standard config or looking for a loaded Core i9 model, it pays to check out the cash discounts.




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European countries form coalition over contact tracing app concerns



Several European countries, including Switzerland and Germany, are demanding all user data generated by coronavirus contact tracing apps be stored on-device, rather than aggregated on a centralized server.




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Apple expects iPad, Mac sales to grow in June Q3 despite COVID-19



It's not exactly surprising that with all of the uncertainty in the world, Apple decided that it couldn't provide useful revenue guidance for its fiscal Q3 ending in June. It is unexpected, however, that Apple felt confident in announcing a silver lining to the pandemic -- it expects to sell more Macs and iPads in the summer of 2020 compared to 2019.



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Apple releases fourth developer betas of macOS 10.15.5, watchOS 6.2.5, tvOS 13.4.5



Following the release of the fourth betas of iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, Apple has followed through with fourth betas for macOS 10.15.5, watchOS 6.2.5, and tvOS 13.4.5.



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Samsung to launch 'innovative' physical debit card this summer



Following in the footsteps of Apple Card, and in the shadow of a rumored debit card solution from Google, Samsung on Thursday announced plans to field a physical debit card product in partnership with finance company SoFi.




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Qualcomm CEO touts improved relationship with Apple after bitter legal dispute



Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf in an interview on Thursday said the chipmaker's relationship with Apple has greatly improved since the two companies ended a bitter legal battle over patent licensing and royalties in 2019.




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Apple TV+ drama 'Defending Jacob' reportedly setting records



While Apple has not revealed any viewing figures for Apple TV+, industry sources say the new "Defending Jacob" drama is a hit with higher viewing figures, and audience engagement, than most shows on the service.




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13-inch MacBook Pro refreshed, WWDC date announced, and HomeKit device roundup on the AppleInsider Podcast



Apple has refreshed the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, the start of Apple's online WWDC has been announced, the iPad Pro Smart Keyboard gets a teardown, and your hosts provide a massive roundup of HomeKit and smart home devices.




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A year after media doubting, Apple's Services save a difficult year



Last March, analysts and tech bloggers dumped out arrogant contempt over Apple's latest product introduction. This year, those new offerings helped save Apple's Q2 earnings and are projected to bolster its June quarter performance despite the pandemic.