It is imperative that the public are informed in a cogent, digestible and evidence-based manner on how best to limit new infections as the economy begins to get back on track. In the absence of clear, authoritative information that
Historical Public Sector Net Borrowing: Post-Covid 19 Forecast
Despite the unprecedented and, as yet, incalculable, cost of government measures, the OBR have stated that ‘we can be confident that the cost of inaction would ultimately have been much higher.’.
April 2020
Since the end of March really nothing has changed, and everything has changed. At the end of March, the Prime Minister caught the Corona Virus (CV), disappeared into Intensive Care and now seems to be
Covid 19: How are people are making ends meet?
There is a risk that following the shock of the pandemic and poor economic recovery, deep seated pessimism may set in for the young, who already feel that their lives will be less prosperous than their parents’.
Covid-19 and Digital Health: How a Health Crisis leads to Innovation
In her first piece for the ERC, Jacque Mallender has co-authored this blog with health economists Trishal Boodhna and Calum Jones, consulting at McCann Health. It discusses how crises throughout history can offer governments, and other actors, the impetus for innovation and the adoption of new healthcare technologies with pace.
Welcoming Health Economist Jacque Mallender
New Executive Committee Member