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What we know suggests the economic impact of Wuhan coronavirus will be limited

  • Written by Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW

The Wuhan coronavirus has had a significant human toll. More than 100 people have died and nearly 3,000 are known to be infected, including some in Australia. The number actually infected will be higher. People experiencing only mild symptoms often don’t report them.

The economic cost is as hard to tease out as the health cost, but there are...

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