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Saving lives and the economy
Mar 26, 2020

Saving lives and the economy

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2018 Nobel laureate Paul Romer has a plan to both keep more people healthy and ramp the economy back up. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
A Nobel laureate offers a prescription for managing COVID-19 while phasing the economy back in. Today's first-time unemployment claims number will be the largest in U.S history.

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A way to save both lives and the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic

by David Brancaccio , Daniel Shin and Alex Schroeder
Mar 26, 2020
Nobel laureate and NYU professor Paul Romer says there's a path forward that limits the spread of the virus while letting most people get back to work over time.
"If we spent $100 billion right now, on protective gear and testing, we wouldn't be faced with a choice of let hundreds of thousands of people die or kill the economy," Nobel Prize-winner Paul Romer says.
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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
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