Economics in the Age of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed a firehose of information and an avalanche of opinions. Economics in the Age of COVID-19 is essential reading about the long-term implications of our current crisis. Renowned economist Joshua Gans steps back from the short-term chaos to take a clear and systematic look at how economic choices are being made in response to COVID-19. He shows that containing the virus and pausing the economy—without letting businesses fail and people lose their jobs—are the necessary first steps.
Praise for Economics in the Age of COVID-19
“Written in an unpretentious conversational style, Economics in the Age of Covid-19 provides an accessible overview of the past, present, and future economic choices confronting nations grappling against the viral pandemic of Covid-19.”
— Benjamin Green, SpringerLink
“As we contend with social distancing and its implications for our lives and businesses, and in many cases grieve over the tragic loss of human life, it is difficult to look ahead of the current uncertainty and chaos. This book helps us to find that longer-term perspective.”
— Peter Chadwick, IEDP
“It’s a shame that policymakers did not have books such as Joshua Gans’s Economics in the Age of COVID-19 to lay out the issues for them in January. It is remarkable that they do already.”
— Philip Ball, Nature