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Covid-19

Why More Elderly People Get Infected in Some Countries Compared to Others

Christian Bayer
Italy has a mortality rate of 6 percent while countries like Norway, Denmark, and Germany have rates still close to zero percent. The...
Commentary

The ECB Can Save the Italian Economy and Prevent a New Euro Crisis Triggered by Covid-19 Fallout

Olivier Blanchard
The Italian government's effort to contain the coronavirus will have significant economic consequences. Italy should be allowed to ask for emergency help with one...
Antitrust and Competition

Captured Western Governments Are Failing the Coronavirus Test

Luigi Zingales
In deciding on possible countermeasures, residents of Western democracies often hear only two opposite perspectives: Is the priority to minimize the loss of human...
Antitrust and Competition

Why Depending on China for US Health Needs Is Dangerous

Matt Stoller
In 2018, the Health Industry Distributor’s Association opposed Trump's tariffs on China with the argument that dependence on China for things hospitals needed, like gloves,...
Covid-19

The Fight Against Coronavirus: What the US Can Learn from Italian Hospitals on How to Prevent a Disaster

Daniele Macchini
In a Facebook post that has since become viral, Italian doctor Daniele Macchini offered a first-hand testimony from the Lombardy region, the epicenter of...
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