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Hotel California - San Francisco Cover
San Francisco, the first US city to go in full Covid-19 lockdown, might be the last one out. It's beginning to feel like Hotel California.
Marco Annunziata
May 29, 20203 min read
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Covid-19: The Unintended Consequences Of The Policy Response
The policy response to the Covid-19 recession risks undermining long-term growth, causing a painful prolonged curtailment in living standard
Marco Annunziata
May 29, 20204 min read
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Coronavirus Data Hygiene Revisited - What Would Hans Rosling Say?
Like the Covid-19 virus, dirty data will be with us for a while. We should take precautions to not let them infect our decision making.
Marco Annunziata
May 16, 20207 min read
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Coronavirus: Ten Key Lessons And Their Implications
As we enter the next phase of the covid-19 crisis, here are ten key lessons and their implications
Marco Annunziata
May 6, 20209 min read
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Coronavirus: Florida - Safe Country For Old Men
Florida’s targeted covid-19 strategy has been harshly criticized, but seems to have worked—and protected its elderly much better than NY
Marco Annunziata
May 1, 20205 min read
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Coronavirus: Sweden--Herd Immunity vs Herd Mentality
Sweden tackled Covid19 without closing its economy, drawing harsh criticism. But we should want Sweden to succeed, for our own sake.
Marco Annunziata
Apr 25, 20205 min read
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Coronavirus: A Targeted Strategy To Save Lives And Jobs
It's time to reopen our economies with a targeted strategy that protects the most vulnerable--and avoids an economic catastrophe
Marco Annunziata
Apr 18, 20204 min read
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Click-bait Syndrome
Not all of us have the time to look at the coronavirus data. That is why we need to trust the media. But we can't.
Marco Annunziata
Apr 11, 20202 min read
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Coronavirus: Not Even Italy Is Like Italy
Italy's covid-19 figures are heavily skewed by Lombardy. The US is not like Italy. New York is not like Italy. Not even Italy is like Italy
Marco Annunziata
Apr 4, 20204 min read
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Coronavirus: Scrubbing The Forecast Models Clean
Model forecasts of apocalyptic coronavirus death tolls carry a huge margin of error. The media ignores it--we shouldn't.
Marco Annunziata
Mar 29, 20207 min read
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Coronavirus: We Need Better Data Hygiene
The data on the coronavirus outbreak so far are simply terrible, and it is imperative that we recognize this, and recognize the need to hand
Marco Annunziata
Mar 22, 20206 min read
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