Economic Crisis: Covid-19 - Op-Eds

You can also find further reading on the Economics Observatory website - a new website that seeks to answer questions from policy-makers and the public about the economics of the Covid-19 crisis and the recovery.

"I miss the honey lady”: How one resident helped her community to understand what is truly valuable", 14 August, Prospect, Jagjit Chadha

"Extending the furlough scheme would cost little – and benefit the whole of the UK", 4 August, The Guardian, Garry Young

"Robust public policies will determine the economic outlook for the UK", 29 July, Prospect, by Jagjit Chadha

"How universities can embrace the post-Covid future", 19 June, The New Statesman, by Peter Dolton

"Coronavirus queues are giving Britons a lesson in simple economics", 18 June, The Independent, by Jagjit Chadha

"Why Covid-19 should change the conversation on migrant workers", 18th May, New Statesman, by Andrew Aitken and Chiara Manzoni

"How bad is the economic damage looking—and what are the prospects for recovery?", 13th May, Prospect, by Jagjit Chadha

Jagjit Chadha hosts our Economists' Briefing webinar on 29th April 2020

"The economy that fell to Earth" - 18th April, Prospect, by Jagjit S Chadha​

Dr Garry Young discusses the economic impact of COVID-19 on Yicai TV (YouTube)

"The only lasting antidote to pandemics is a stronger civic society" - 29th March 2020, New Statesman, by James Noyes and Adrian Pabst

​"Universal basic income sounds appealing—but it’s the wrong response to coronavirus" - 23rd March 2020, Prospect Magazine, by Jagjit Chadha

"Containing the Dollar Credit Crunch" - 18th March 2020, Project Syndicate, by Philip Turner