Should Social Distancing Be Mandatory during a Pandemic?

Guillaume Vandenbroucke

The Regional Economist, 2020, vol. 28, issue 4

Abstract: An externality is a cost or benefit arising from an individual’s or group’s actions on those who had no say—and it’s central to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; social distancing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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