On Friday, October 2nd, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, reported that he had tested positive for Covid-19. Since then, the President’s condition improved to where his doctors have allowed him to leave Walter Reed Hospital and return to the White house. At age 74, the President is considered high risk for theContinue reading “Donald Trump Has COVID-19: What Does This Mean For America and the World?”
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America Can Print More Money (And Get Away With It)
The American economic response to the COVID-19 crisis has been lauded by many on the world stage, but what exactly are the implications of their ambitious stimulus package? America has spent or plans to spend roughly 7% of their GDP in stimulus to revive their economy, similar to many packages being discussed here in IndiaContinue reading “America Can Print More Money (And Get Away With It)”
Axe the Tax? A Dummy’s Guide to Tax Policy During Crises
According to the best estimates, 120 million people in India have lost their jobs due to the economic impacts of COVID-19, and nationwide lockdowns, with many more facing severe pay cuts. Right now, resources are scarce, especially financial resources. Families have to make compromises and huge lifestyle changes, and when each rupee makes a hugeContinue reading “Axe the Tax? A Dummy’s Guide to Tax Policy During Crises”
The Ventilator Crisis: Survival Through Lottery?
When we strip ourselves of emotion, thought, technology, language, culture; everything that separates us from even our most intelligent primate cousins, we are left with a shared primitive intuition; the survival instinct. Ultimately, everyone must fight for survival in different ways, and seek social status due to the social Darwinism inherent in society. It’s aContinue reading “The Ventilator Crisis: Survival Through Lottery?”
What is the Monetary Value of Life?: The Cost-Benefit Analysis Conundrum in Coronavirus Lockdowns
In recent months as governments have responded to COVID-19 in different ways, and especially as the toll of global lockdown on the world economy and on India is slowly being felt, some questions arise. Millions have lost their jobs, millions others have been reduced to poverty, unable to meet even their basic necessities, raising theContinue reading “What is the Monetary Value of Life?: The Cost-Benefit Analysis Conundrum in Coronavirus Lockdowns”
3 Ways Data Science is Just as Important as Medicine in Determining Public Policy: COVID-19
Both before and especially since COVID-19 had been officially declared a pandemic by the WHO on March 11, doctors across the world worked around the clock to fight the virus by treating patients, recommending measures to lower mortality rates, and conducting research to develop an effective vaccine. Panic set in and the world went intoContinue reading “3 Ways Data Science is Just as Important as Medicine in Determining Public Policy: COVID-19”
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