What Can We Learn from the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918-19 for COVID-19?

David Wheelock

Economic Synopses, 2020, issue 30

Abstract: As the Spanish flu became more widespread and its dangers apparent, many cities sought to contain the virus by imposing restrictions on social and economic interactions.

Keywords: COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.20955/es.2020.30

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