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Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Oxford Smith School and the Institute for New Economic Thinking have outlined the difficulties faced by policymakers using traditional economic modeling in the public and private sectors in a featured comment publication for Nature Energy.
Is lockdown an effective response to a pandemic, or would it be better to let individuals spontaneously reduce their risk of infection? Research published this week suggests these two highly-debated options lead to similar outcomes.A ground-breaking
<p>Is lockdown an effective response to a pandemic, or would it be better to let individuals spontaneously reduce their risk of infection? <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01747-x">Research</a> published today suggests these two highly-debated options lead to similar outcomes. </p> <p>A ground-breaking economic-pandemic model, created by an international team of researchers, addresses some of the key policy debates of the Covid-19 pandemic but it will, in future, enable governments and policymakers to take tough deci...