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Social distancing may be worth it, but we need to talk about economic costs

  • Written by Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University
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Social distancing has been embraced as a key government strategy to manage the COVID-19 crisis.

The policy involves limiting contact between people to reduce viral transmission. It extends from advice to avoid shaking hands and maintain at least 1.5 metres’ distance from others to bans on “non-essential” gatherings of...

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