Corona for Dummies: clear explanation for everyone!
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Professor Reyer Gerlagh (Tilburg School of Economics and Management) explains in five mini-lectures very clearly, logically and rationally how the coronavirus can be spread, how it can be contained and what the consequences are of the different policy choices. Reyer Gerlagh is professor of environmental economics. The video series provides simple answers to difficult questions about COVID-19.
Lecture 1: Gerlagh explains the R, the speed of the spread of the virus, how the two relate, and some other simple features of COVID19
Lecture 2: Here Gerlagh discusses how we move from lock down to a long-term suppression strategy
Lecture 3: Should we suppress the virus, or let it go and gain herd immunity. He makes a rough comparison. And what are the costs?
Lecture 4: The few with more than average contacts, contribute disproportionally much to the spread of the virus. Here he explains how that comes about.
Date of publication: 26 May 2020