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Making Sense of A Record-Breaking Wave of Unemployment Claims

Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham
March 30, 2020

A greater share of Americans filed for unemployment insurance in the week ending March 21 than in any prior week in American history. We asked Yale SOM's Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham for his perspective on this alarming statistic.
Study Finds Declaring Bankruptcy May Not Hurt Future Employment Prospects

Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham
March 12, 2020

Hundreds of thousands of Americans declared bankruptcy during the Great Recession. A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham examines the effect on their employment prospects.
Single Women Get Lower Returns from Housing Investments

Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham Kelly Shue
February 25, 2020

A new study from Yale SOM’s Kelly Shue and Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham finds that single women who buy and sell real estate lose out on an average of $1,600 per year.
Forgiving Debts May Boost Employment During Recessions

Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham
May 03, 2019

In an analysis of the Great Recession, Yale SOM's Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham and his co-authors found that debt relief increased employment by up to 2% nationwide.
Three Questions: Prof. Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham on Payday Loans and Consumer Protection

Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham
February 21, 2019
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will stop requiring payday lenders to confirm borrowers' ability to repay. We asked Yale SOM's Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham what this change might mean to financially strapped Americans.