The economic rationale for strong action now against Covid-19 By MIREILLE JACOBSON AND TOM CHANG

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The economic rationale for strong action now against Covid-19

By MIREILLE JACOBSON AND TOM CHANG

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Economists use the "value of a statistical life" to think about trade-offs between personal risk and money. It says we need to act on Covid-19 now.

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