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Economic Policy for a Pandemic Age: How the World Must Prepare

Monica de Bolle (PIIE), Maurice Obstfeld (PIIE) and Adam S. Posen (PIIE), editors

The global health and economic threats from the COVID-19 pandemic remain ongoing, with new virus variants emerging throughout the world. In a new volume of essays, PIIE scholars assess the many perils and call for a range of actions to prepare for a pandemic age. Their recommendations include cooperative international efforts to ensure that pandemics are addressed quickly in the future, with less cost to health and welfare.

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