What does it mean to be economically "worse off" during a pandemic? : an introduction to economic welfare -- Should I be free to risk infecting your grandma with a deadly virus? : an introduction to externalities -- Did we close down the economy? : an introduction to public and private action --...

"Years after the Great Recession, the economy is still weak, and an unprecedented number of workers have sunk into long spells of unemployment, increasingly unlikely to get another good job in their lifetimes. Based on a careful crossnational comparison, "Cut Loose" describes the experiences of...