Wherein the obvious fact that most of the country did not lockdown in 1918 is force-interpreted through an awkward Marxist lens to "explain" the differences between the economic aftermaths of the Spanish flu and covid... https://t.co/ueWRpssdei
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RT @erikmbaker: My friend @MaxEhrenfreund has published a new paper on a fascinating historical puzzle: why wasn't there a "flu recession"…
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RT @erikmbaker: My friend @MaxEhrenfreund has published a new paper on a fascinating historical puzzle: why wasn't there a "flu recession"…
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RT @josheidelson: “The flu did not cause a depression because social norms authorized most consumer expenditures as legitimate and appropri…