Covid-19: Economics meets epidemiology

How can economics and epidemiology help to explain what policies are needed to control the spread of coronavirus, while keeping the economy afloat? Professor Tim Besley (LSE) explores how the two disciplines can both play an important role, and what steps must be taken to ensure that experts work alongside each other as we enter the next phase of the pandemic. Including conversations with Sir Patrick Vallance, Devi Sridhar, and Gus O'Donnell (plus many more), this latest film from the Economics Observatory provides new insights into the ways that governments, health experts and economists are tackling the Covid-19 crisis.