Bird flu pandemic: history warns of economic pain, though some might gain

Thomas Garrett

The Regional Economist, 2007, issue Oct, 10-11

Abstract: If such a pandemic were to be anything like the Spanish Flu of the early 20th century, expect not only tens of millions of deaths worldwide but also a blow to the world economy in the hundreds of billions of dollars.

Keywords: Emergency; management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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