The coronavirus and the Great Influenza epidemic: Lessons from the "Spanish Flu" for the coronavirus' potential effects on mortality and economic activity

Robert Barro, Jose Ursua and Joanna Weng
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Robert Barro: Harvard University, American Enterprise Institute
Jose Ursua: Dodge and Cox
Joanna Weng: EverLife

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Abstract: Mortality and economic contraction during the 1918–1920 Great Influenza Epidemic provide plausible upper bounds for outcomes under the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Keywords: consumption; Coronavirus; Economic growth; Gross Domestic Product GDP (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-03
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