Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: Cochrane: Is An Economic Stimulus The Right Cure For The Coronavirus?

The do’s and don’ts of Washington’s economic response to the pandemic.

Matters of Policy & Politics•March 12, 2020
Area 45: Cochrane: Is An Economic Stimulus The Right Cure For The Coronavirus?

Should Washington’s reaction to the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic include a stimulus package? John Cochrane, the Hoover Institution’s Jack and Rose-Marie Anderson Senior Fellow and author of the “Grumpy Economist” blog, discusses the do’s and don’ts of Washington’s economic response to the pandemic.

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