Facts v feelings: how to stop our emotions misleading us | Tim Harford

 "... a lack of solid statistics can be dangerous. But even with the firmest of evidence, we often end up ignoring the facts we don’t like. " https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/10/facts-v-feelings-how-to-stop-emotions-misleading-us

Social Distancing Laws Cause Only Small Losses of Economic Activity

via ProMarket

"Mandating business closures in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic does not sacrifice the economy in order to save lives. When Covid-19 is spreading, staying open may bring only little extra activity. And that extra activity potentially comes at the price of increasingly spreading of the disease."

After populism | Jan Sowa, EUROZINE

Instead of looking at populists’ lies, it’s worth taking a look at the few truths they rely on:

THE ECONOMIST | "The covid-19 pandemic is forcing a rethink in macroeconomics"

https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/07/25/the-covid-19-pandemic-is-forcing-a-rethink-in-macroeconomics?fsrc=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-economist-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=2020-07-23&utm_content=article-link-1

Why conspiracy theories soar in times of crises | Péter Krekó

From anti-vaxxers to terrorists, people often look for hidden causes which match the magnitude of the collapse they are facing. Uncertainty and public distrust are fertile ground for conspiracy theories. When used to legitimize violence, however, such narratives are more a strategy than psychopathology.

The political scar of epidemics | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal

The political scar of epidemics | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal

effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in Europe

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