How can we save lives and the economy? Lessons from the Spanish Flu pandemic

This research looks into the effect of public health response on the economic severity of a pandemic. Image: REUTERS/Juan Medina
Sergio Correia
Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Stephan Luck
Economist, Research and Statistics Group of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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