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Economists back social distancing 34-9 in new Economic Society-Conversation survey

  • Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Economists back social distancing 34-9 in new Economic Society-Conversation surveyWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Australian economists overwhelmingly back social distancing measures that slow the spread of coronavirus over the alternative of easing restrictions and allowing the spread of the disease to pick up.

But a significant minority, 9 of the 47 leading economists polled in the first of a series of monthly surveys,...

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