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RELEASED TODAY: My first book, Economics In One Virus, is officially released! It is an introduction to economics through the case study of the pandemic—my attempt to use the dreadful

In my view, lockdowns again are, more than anything else, a societal and policy failure. A failure to do the marginal things on mask wearing, ventilation, avoiding large indoor gatherings,

Frédéric Bastiat and then Henry Hazlitt were correct to emphasize that one of the most important lessons in economics is to "see the unseen." Yet still so many news stories

NEW THREAD: For the past couple of months, I’ve seen articles that purport to tell us the **real** lessons behind cross-country differences in performance in regard COVID-19—from “state capacity” right

The debate about schools reopening is important given the potential economic benefits and public health risks at stake. So it's a shame that 3 bad applications of economics underpin the

I cannot for the life of me understand the logic of those who see how lethargic and slow govts were to deal with a core government function like a pandemic,

Utterly absurd language. The additional risk for others of someone lying on the grass alone or with those you’ve been quarantined with is ~0. Some people are enjoying the policing