#32 - Economics in the Age of COVID-19: Guest Joshua Gans

Market Meditations

Special guest and economist, Joshua Gans joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Economics in the Age of COVID-19. In the book, Joshua Gans steps back from the short-term chaos to take a clear and systematic look at how economic choices are being made in response to COVID-19. He shows that containing the virus and pausing the economy—without letting businesses fail and people lose their jobs—are the necessary first steps and furthermore outlines the phases of the pandemic economy, from containment to reset to recovery and enhancement. Gans lays out the economic choices accessibly but with urgency, leaving politics out of it. Economics in the Age of COVID-19 is essential reading for anyone interested in the long-term implications of our current crisis. The book can be found on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Economics-COVID-19-Press-First-Reads-ebook/dp/B087FYT4PR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Joshua+gans&qid=1588114187&sr=8-1