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Coronanomics 101: which policy tools will contain the economic threat of COVID-19?

People wearing protective face masks following an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), follow a trail in Cheongdo county, which has been designated as a 'special care zone' since the coronavirus outbreak, near Daegu in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, March 11, 2020.   REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - RC2MHF9YIYRK

The knock-on effects of a pandemic are felt by all - especially the economy. Image: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Barry Eichengreen
Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
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