‘Smart containment’ can save lives, shorten the recession
Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 15:40
in Psychology & Sociology
Selective quarantine can reduce the number of COVID-19 deaths while lessening negative economic impacts, say researchers in a working paper published recently by the National Bureau of Economic Research. In “The Macroeconomics of Epidemics,” Northwestern University economists Martin Eichenbaum and Sergio Rebelo,along with economist Mathias Trabandt of the Free University of Berlin, propose a solution they call “smart containment,” which […]