Title

Cost-Benefit Analysis Supports Continuing the National Shutdown

Authors

Jonathan Masur
Eric Posner

Document Type

Online Essay

Publication Date

4-20-2020

Description

The lives saved by four more weeks of social distancing requirements outweigh the harms to the economy.

Keywords

Process, Cost-Benefit Analysis, COVID-19, Value of a Statistical Life, VSL

Recommended Citation

Masur, Jonathan and Posner, Eric, "Cost-Benefit Analysis Supports Continuing the National Shutdown" (2020). The Regulatory Review - Opinion. 422.
https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/regreview-opinion/422