Month: March 2020
What the Coronavirus fight will cost – and if it’s worth it
In health economics, a quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) is
a generic measure of the burden of disease, capturing both the quality and the
quantity of life [...]
Coronavirus could prick the corporate debt bubble
Coronavirus has left economies across the world in suspended animation as governments attempt to contain the spread of the virus by pursuing draconian [...]
Why the case for a smaller state may fall victim to Corona virus
The UK is in lockdown. In spite of his initial
instinct to try to preserve civil liberties, Boris Johnson surrendered to the pressure
and turned his country [...]
Boeing, bailouts and the future of the free market
This week, US President Donald Trump seemingly caved in to
pressure from failing airplane manufacturer Boeing Inc. and others, who have been
lobbying for [...]
The courts tell Boris that virtue signalling has consequences
Last week, in a landmark British legal case brought by
environmental charities, Friends of the Earth and Plan B Earth, a judge ruled
that the planned [...]