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May 11, 2020
Published by IEA on May 11, 2020
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The Problem is Not Testing Capacity but Testing Participation

This paper argues that testing participation – and not testing capacity – is the biggest obstacle to a successful “test and isolate” strategy, as recently proposed by Paul Romer.
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April 29, 2020
Published by IEA on April 29, 2020
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Going Viral: the History and Economics of Pandemics

Pandemics are a recurring feature of human history. In the modern world, since the 1770s, we have had a series of pandemics, with a series of cholera ones in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and a series of five influenza ones since 1890.
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April 17, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on April 17, 2020
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Responses to Covid-19 of Governments in Selected Countries

The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious challenge for societies around the world. In response to it not only individuals are changing their behaviour, but also governments are taking various policy actions.
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February 1, 2020
Published by IEA on February 1, 2020
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To Ban or Not to Ban

A ban on opening a new supermarket is evidence that people want a new supermarket, for if they did not there would be no need for a ban. The same is true of chlorinated chicken, gambling machines and many other products and activities that we are told need to be banned or restricted.
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May 1, 2013
Published by IEA on May 1, 2013
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The Proof of the Pudding: Denmark’s Fat Tax Fiasco

Denmark’s fat tax remains the leading example of an ambitious anti-obesity policy being tested in the real world. The results failed to match the predictions of computer models and the failed experiment has since been largely swept under the carpet in public health circles.
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