Media Sources On Financial And Psychological Effects Of Coronavirus - UC Davis

Press release from the University of California, Davis:

March 18, 2020

Coronavirus and the stock market

The following UC Davis faculty can shed light on the stock market dip in light of the coronavirus outbreak. The global supply chain, already under pressure with trade issues, now faces further strain from the coronavirus.

Brad Barber is the Gallagher Professor of Finance at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. Barber’s research focuses on asset pricing, behavioral finance, and private equity. He currently serves on the advisory boards of the Academic Female Finance Committee, or AFFECT, and the Principles of Responsible Investment, or PRI. He was a principal investigator for the CalPERS Sustainable Investment Research Initiative, or SIRI (2012-16), and the finance department editor for Management Science (2009-12). He is the founder of the Napa Finance Conference. Contact: 530-752-0512; bmbarber@ucdavis.edu

Alan M. Taylor, professor of economics and finance, has appointments in the Department of Economics and the Graduate School of Management. He is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a research fellow of the Center for Economic Policy Research in London. He currently serves as a co-editor at the Journal of International Economics. His research interests span macroeconomics, finance, international trade and economic history. Contact: amtaylor@ucdavis.edu

Food supply

Daniel Sumner, the Frank H. Buck Jr. Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, is the director of the University of California Agricultural Issues Center. He can address food supply-chain issues related to the coronavirus effects. His research and writing focus particularly on the consequences of farm and trade policy on agriculture and the economy. His work on agriculture and trade relates to NAFTA, the European Union and China. Prior to beginning his current position in January 1993, Sumner was the assistant secretary for economics at the United States Department of Agriculture. His research has an emphasis on agricultural trade in the Pacific Rim (especially Korea), dairy industry issues and rice policy. Sumner wrote a column about how the steel tariffs are affecting American agriculture recently in The Hill. Contact: dasumner@ucdavis.edu

Energy, oil and gas prices

Mark Agerton, assistant professor in the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, is available to discuss his research on U.S. oil and gas supply issues. Contact: mjagerton@ucdavis.edu

See also: Source list on tariffs and trade

Prejudice against Chinese or other Asian Americans

Jeffrey Sherman, professor of psychology, researches and investigates the cognitive processes underlying social psychology and behavior. In particular, he is interested in how people perceive themselves, other people and groups of people. Much of his research focuses on stereotyping and prejudice. The topics he studies include: how people acquire stereotypes and prejudice, how stereotypes and prejudice affect our perceptions and memories of other people, the extent to which these biases are efficient or even automatic, and how people may or may not control unwanted stereotypes and prejudices. In addition to his academic appointment in psychology, Sherman is an affiliated faculty member of the Center for Mind and Brain. He also is principal investigator of the Social Cognition Lab. He currently serves as the editor of Social Cognition. Contact: jsherman@ucdavis.edu

Other psychology sources — socializing, stress, social distancing

Other professors of psychology on various issues related to COVID-19 effects are listed below. The name offers a link to their full biography and website.

The importance of supportive social relationships for coping with stress — Cam Hostinar, contact: cehostinar@ucdavis.edu

Effects of stress on brain and behavior — Brian Trainor, professor and vice chair, Department of Psychology, contact: bctrainor@ucdavis.edu

Effective persuasion and communication — Alison Ledgerwood, contact: aledgerwood@ucdavis.edu

Social distancing issues, such as social inclusion, belonging, and loneliness — Cynthia Pickett, contact: cpickett@ucdavis.edu

Risks, social and community

Professor Tom Beamish, sociology, has research and publications focusing on environmental hazards and risks; social and community movements; organizations and the economy; and science, technology and innovation studies. He has recently completed his second book, titled Community at Risk: Biodefense and the Collective Search for Security (Stanford University Press). This book focuses on and compares local community-based civic politics in three different communities surrounding a controversial and risky government led biodefense proposal. He commented about the virus in the Washington Post. Contact: tdbeamish@ucdavis.edu

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