Economics Explored

Highlights of recent coronavirus-related episodes

Episode Summary

A review of the big issues covered in recent Economics Explained episodes on coronavirus.

Episode Notes

This episode is a review of the big issues covered in recent Economics Explained episodes on coronavirus. Economics Explained host Gene Tunny and Brisbane-based businessman Tim Hughes of Urban Ergo react to excerpts of recent episodes and discuss the important policy issues regarding coronavirus. 

Timestamps

Use these (approximate) timestamps to jump right to the highlights:

• 1:40 – radical uncertainty around coronavirus impacts, featuring an excerpt from EP33 with Prof. John Kay CBE
• 11:40 – discussion of issues around re-opening economies and whether we’re “putting a price tag on human life”, featuring an excerpt from EP32 with Dr Dan Mitchell
• 20:00 – discussion of Benno Torgler’s paper on certified corona-immunity (check out EP30 with Prof. Benno Torgler)
• 24:10 – discussion of an excerpt of my conversation with Joe Branigan on how we pay for the coronavirus response (EP31 with Joe Branigan)
• 30:10 – reference to the Quantity Theory of Money
• 33:40 – discussion of Dr Dan Mitchell’s views on bailouts
• 43:10 – discussion of Australia’s COVIDSafe app

Other recent coronavirus-related episodes not yet mentioned include:

EP28 with Dr Nicholas Gruen on coronavirus policy responses

EP27 with Michael Knox from Morgans on coronavirus, machine trading & financial markets