Ep 176: The Nuances of Lockdown
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
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The Effect of Policy on Outcomes
Sweden has pursued a voluntary social distancing in policy. They have seen remarkable reduction, not just in cases. But importantly, they've seen a big reduction in economic activity. This suggests that it's theoretically possible to voluntary cial distancing does more than mandatory. And so what i suggest is thinking about cabining the different costs and benefits of social distancing at the individual level. Now this is very much in count of erian view of the world, which is that i probably have better information about the costs and benefits for myself particularly when I don't go out socially.
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