Open letter from 222 Australian economists: don't sacrifice health for 'the economy'
- Written by Steven Hamilton, Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
In recent weeks a growing chorus of Australian commentators has called for social distancing measures to be eased or radically curtailed.
Some have claimed the lives saved by the lockdowns are not worth the damage they are causing to the economy.
Others have claimed the case for easing is strengthened by the fact many of the hardest hit by...
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