Marco Annunziata
Jackson Hole's Missed Lesson
Policymakers need to see the whole chessboard, not focus on one narrow goal at a time.
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Marco Annunziata
Dec 23, 20214 min read
Been There, Done That...
Surging inflation and never-ending Covid lockdowns stem from the same failure of common sense
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Marco Annunziata
Oct 23, 20212 min read
One Chart, Many Questions
A rather surprising Covid chart
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Marco Annunziata
Oct 9, 20214 min read
Sweden's Cautionary Tale
Whatever happened to Sweden? I thought maybe you’d be curious too. For a long time, Sweden was the media’s favorite Covid villain. Time...
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Marco Annunziata
Aug 21, 20215 min read
Give Vaccines An Incentives Booster Shot
We have gotten stuck in a Catch-22. After a rapid initial rise, the share of the US population fully vaccinated against Covid-19 has...
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Marco Annunziata
Jul 31, 20214 min read
Long Covid: The Macro Version
You’ve heard about “long Covid”: people who suffer for months from fatigue, headaches and “brain fog”. This blog talks about a similar...
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Marco Annunziata
Jul 9, 20215 min read
The Solution Is The Problem
The supply of government-caused crises creates its own demand for government-led rescues.
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Marco Annunziata
Jun 5, 20215 min read
Travel In The Time Of Science
This is a true story. A US-based Italian friend of mine decided to travel to Europe this spring. Vaccinated and full of confidence as he...
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Marco Annunziata
Apr 14, 20213 min read
An Excessive Abundance Of Anti-Vax Caution
The risk of Covid-19 far outweighs the risk of blood clots from the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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Marco Annunziata
Mar 19, 20215 min read
Follow The Science! (At A Safe Distance)
In the Covid-19 pandemic we keep ignoring the most obvious evidence and doubling down on measures with the flimsiest scientific support
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Marco Annunziata
Feb 12, 20212 min read
This Chart Makes Me Angry
Covid-19 disproportionately kills the old; so why does Italy disproportionately vaccinate the young?
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Marco Annunziata
Feb 7, 20213 min read
Long Term Unemployment
Unless we steer policy, technology and education in the right direction, long term unemployment will keep rising, and inequality with it.
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Marco Annunziata
Jan 30, 20214 min read
Who Would've Thunk It?
Surprising statements from unlikely sources that should raise awkward questions and ring alarm bells
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Marco Annunziata
Dec 30, 20206 min read
7 Lessons And 1 Resolution
7 lessons from 2020 on technology, information, the economy, and human nature; and 1 resolution for 2021
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Marco Annunziata
Jul 31, 20206 min read
Careful What You Wish For - Open Questions On Covid-19
Basic important questions on Covid-19 remain wide open. If fact-free partisanship keeps dominating the debate, we'll never get the answers.
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Marco Annunziata
Jul 23, 20205 min read
Peas In A Privileged Pod
Distance learning has failed; well-off parents set up their private learning pods. Keeping schools closed will widen and entrench inequality
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Marco Annunziata
Jul 18, 20201 min read
San Francisco Covid-19 Update: Situation Critical?
San Francisco’s Emergency Text Warning alerted me that “Covid-19 hospitalizations have reached critical levels”. Have they?
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Marco Annunziata
Jul 3, 20203 min read
Charting A Path To Independence
On this July 4 with social distancing and no fireworks, an independent look at the data, and a bit of optimism on Covid-19 and the economy
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Marco Annunziata
Jun 28, 20206 min read
San Francisco: We're OK, Really
San Francisco may never reopen till a Covid-19 vaccine is found. A legitimate choice, but we should be clear about it and accept the impact
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Marco Annunziata
Jun 21, 20203 min read
Coronavirus And The Economy: The Hard Part Begins Now
US covid-19 cases have picked up just as economic indicators started to rebound. For policymakers and businesses, the hard part starts now.
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