Published on 17 Feb 2020

​Coronavirus: Paying the price of an outbreak

The Straits Times, page A15

In an opinion piece, NTU’s Head of Economics Prof Euston Quah said the impact of Covid-19 outbreak on S’pore and beyond is multi-faceted. He highlighted four important economic questions to consider from the perspective of public health and public policy. They include the economic cost of Covid-19, the implications for public policy and what can be done, impact of Covid-19 on globalisation and weighing the cost of information. 

Read the article here.