Opinion: economists have a key role to play in any exit strategy

Visiting Professor Paul Ormerod (UCL Computer Science) reflects on the UK government's actions during the Covid-19 pandemic and asserts that economists must be part of any exit strategy. Lockdowns are starting to be eased in Europe. Austria, Denmark, Italy and Spain are all moving back towards normality. At some point during May, the UK will follow. We can reflect on what the government has got right and wrong so far in the opening phase of the pandemic. This is emphatically not to apportion blame. The government was suddenly confronted with a crisis without parallel in living memory.
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