
Spend Fossil-Fuel Subsidies on Pandemic Relief and the Poor
May 19, 2020 , et al. argue that rock-bottom oil prices give many countries a unique opportunity to abandon an obsolete policy.
Benjamin A. Olken, Professor of Economics at MIT, is Director of MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab.
May 19, 2020 , et al. argue that rock-bottom oil prices give many countries a unique opportunity to abandon an obsolete policy.
Apr 15, 2020 & suggest how developing economies can combat the pandemic and mitigate the impact on the most vulnerable.
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