Pandemic-economics blog

Pandemic-economics blog A blog by Commission staff to generate ideas and promote debate about policy responses to COVID‑19. We welcome robust, respectful and insightful thoughts and ideas. Comments can be posted at the bottom of blog posts, but please note they are moderated and won't appear immediately.

The Fantasy section of the Te Anau bookstore

Sweden vs. New Zealand, with Taiwan in the lead

9 December 2020

Is the Covid pandemic and our collective responses to it best framed as health vs.

Fletcher learns at home with Jack the Labrador

Terrible luck: lockdowns on learning and youth job prospects

23 September 2020

What is bad luck? Bad luck is spilling spaghetti sauce down your shirt right before an important mee…

Lockdown: the effect on children’s learning and wellbeing

12 May 2020

Lockdown hasn’t seemed too bad.

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