COVID and Common Sense
Aug 4, 2020 explains why improved understanding of the new coronavirus should allow for more flexible social norms.
Kaushik Basu
Kaushik Basu, a former chief economist of the World Bank and chief economic adviser to the Government of India, is Professor of Economics at Cornell University and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.
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COVID and Common Sense 
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How the Pandemic Should Shake up Economics How the Pandemic Should Shake up Economics
Jun 22, 2020 says the COVID-19 crisis provides a timely reminder that markets also depend on unstated social norms.
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Who’s Afraid of COVID-19? Who’s Afraid of COVID-19?
May 6, 2020 warns developing-economy policymakers not to allow panic to overwhelm good sense.
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The Great Whiplash The Great Whiplash
Apr 14, 2020 finds reasons for hope amid the pandemic, even as the crisis takes a serious toll on the global economy.
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Epidemics and Economic Policy Epidemics and Economic Policy
Mar 9, 2020 advocates the creation of a committee of experts to design a coordinated response to the coronavirus shock.
