Marketplace’s Andy Uhler recently interviewed Catherine Fazio, Lecturer in Strategy and Innovation, to discuss her research on economic relief packages leading to a surge in registered business formations.
“Its purpose was not to catalyze a lot of startup formation, so it was very interesting for us to see that the CARES Act had that ripple effect.”
Catherine Fazio
Lecturer in Strategy & Innovation
The study found that the COVID stimulus payments disproportionately enabled Black Americans to take steps toward entrepreneurship during the pandemic.
Listen to the full interview: