Posts Tagged David Miles

Forget the polls endorsing lockdowns and look at how people actually behave

On October 28, 2020   /   Behavioural Economics, Blog, Economists, Government, Health  
Forget the polls endorsing lockdowns and look at how people actually behave

Economics is at long last storming the bastions of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). This citadel of epidemiologists and health professionals has for many months resisted the lessons which the so-called gloomy science can bring. In the context of Covid-19, economics is in fact a

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The costs of lockdown could far outweigh the benefits

On July 8, 2020   /   Blog, Economy, General, Health, Paul Ormerod  
The costs of lockdown could far outweigh the benefits

Radical leaders such as Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand and Nicola Sturgeon in Scotland have gained plaudits through their relentless focus on eliminating Covid-19. But this comes at an obvious economic cost. Tourism is some 15 per cent of New Zealand’s GDP, and major destinations such as

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