Ep 176: The Nuances of Lockdown

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

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What India May Have Learned From This Pandemic

01:45 • 5min

3

How Did the Pandemic Start?

06:16 • 2min

4

How to Make Arguments Using Research

08:38 • 4min

5

Getting a PhD in Economics in the Nineties

12:31 • 3min

6

How Important Was Garry Becker in the Way We Thought About the World?

15:02 • 4min

7

What Was Your Initial Interest in Law?

18:51 • 5min

8

Did You Have a Grand Ambition to Be a Lawyer?

23:41 • 5min

9

How Did You Get Your Start in Health Economics?

28:11 • 3min

10

How to Write a Dissertation on Health and Non Profits in the Unid

30:55 • 4min

11

The Scene and the Unseen - Episode 5

35:01 • 2min

12

What Happened to the World Trade Center?

37:03 • 5min

13

The Incentives on the Politicians a Need to Act

42:31 • 2min

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Incentives and Pandemics

44:41 • 3min

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Are You Getting Unbiased Information About the World?

47:16 • 5min

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Are the Incentives Structured to Prevent a Pandemic Like Cowit?

51:47 • 5min

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The Components of a Local Governance Crisis in India

57:01 • 4min

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Is There a Binary Between Lock Down and No Lock Down?

01:00:43 • 5min

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Is India Locked Down for So Long?

01:05:32 • 3min

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The Cost of Not Having a Lock Down

01:08:45 • 5min

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Is Lockdown a Good Idea?

01:13:37 • 3min

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The Effect of Policy on Outcomes

01:16:22 • 5min

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What Is the Impact of Covid on Policy?

01:21:44 • 1min

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The Implications of Low Testing Rates

01:22:56 • 6min

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A Better Approach to Adaptive Controls

01:28:57 • 5min

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How to Control Debt in the Long Run?

01:34:17 • 3min

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Adaptive Control

01:37:36 • 4min

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How Do I Help Governments Make Policy Subject to Political Constraints?

01:41:28 • 3min

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Is Your Government Receptive to Your Ideas of Adaptive Controls?

01:44:18 • 2min

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Orbanization Is a Good Thing

01:46:37 • 6min

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Urbanization Is a Key Driver of Growth in India

01:52:16 • 3min

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What's the Consequence Going Forward?

01:55:38 • 5min

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What Gives You Hope and What Give You Disdain?

02:01:00 • 3min

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What Is the Aggregate Supply Effect?

02:03:42 • 4min

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I'm Optimistic About the World, but It's Not Just the Negative

02:07:19 • 4min