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The Doyen Of Economics Podcasting On Death, Lockdown, And The Art Of Socratic Dialogue - Russ Roberts

The Joe Walker Podcast

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The Cost of Lockdowns in Australia

There's a debate raging in the Australian economics profession about whether lockdowns should be lifted as soon as possible. I agree with you that lockdowns are inflicting terrible and unquantifiable costs on society, so we need to do them hard and early. But combined with the right fiscal support, you would essentially enable people just by keeping them attached to their companies once they're out of lockdown.

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