The forty-ninth issue of CEPR's new online publication for the rapid dissemination of emerging scholarly work on the Covid19 epidemic has now been published.

A new CEPR study by Ruben Durante, Andrea Fabiani, and José Luis Peydró finds evidence that links between media companies and the banking sector through credit can significantly influence news content. 

FEELING THE BLUES: Spotify listeners find comfort in nostalgic music choices during the Covid-19 pandemic

Could an innovative solution solve a controversial content dispute between publishers and digital platforms and pave the way for a new model of regulation?