Harry Truman, US president from 1945-53, reputedly yearned for a “one-armed economist” who would give unambiguous advice rather than the “on the one hand, on the other” kind. In the coronavirus crisis, his wish may have come true. Academic economists on both sides of the Atlantic are virtually unanimous in their support of lockdown measures taken by governments to stop the virus from spreading, despite the huge economic costs of doing so.
1945年至1953年期間擔任美國總統的哈里•杜魯門(Harry Truman)據說渴望有一位「獨臂經濟學家」給出直截了當的建議，別總說「一方面如何，另一方面又如何」。在新型冠狀病毒危機中，他這個願望或許成真了。大西洋兩岸學術圈裏的經濟學家幾乎都支持各國政府爲阻止新冠病毒傳播而採取的封鎖隔離措施(lockdown)，儘管這樣做會付出巨大的經濟代價。
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