Exiting the Covid economy - babies and bathwater

Why you should watch:

On July 18, Prof Andrew Oswald published a letter in the FT, highlighting misplaced fears about the coronavirus, particularly fears among the under-50s for whom this really is not the existential health threat that the media tends to suggest. As he put it, 'fear kills economies' - and we are in danger of killing the economy (and the economic prospects of a younger generation) if we go on the way we are going. This interview with Professor Oswald and with Kevin Gardner focuses on the need for much better (and more transparent) information, and for much greater involvement by economists in any exit strategy; over-reliance on epidemiologists has inflicted greater pain than was really necessary.

Moderator: Andrew Hilton (Director, CSFI)

Panellists:

Prof Andrew Oswald is Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science at the University of Warwick, which he joined from LSE in 1996. He is a specialist in labour economics and in the 'economics of human well-being'. Recent work includes papers on the post-Covid recovery strategy, individual Covid fatality rates and the case for releasing the young from lockdown.

Kevin Gardiner is Global Investment Strategist at Rothschild Wealth Management, which he joined in 2014. He previously held senior positions at Barclays and HSBC.

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Produced/Edited by Alex Treptow