Marco Annunziata
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Policymakers need to see the whole chessboard, not focus on one narrow goal at a time.
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Marco Annunziata
- Dec 23, 2021
- 4 min
Been There, Done That...
Surging inflation and never-ending Covid lockdowns stem from the same failure of common sense
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Marco Annunziata
- Oct 23, 2021
- 2 min
One Chart, Many Questions
A rather surprising Covid chart
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Marco Annunziata
- Oct 9, 2021
- 4 min
Sweden's Cautionary Tale
Whatever happened to Sweden? I thought maybe you’d be curious too. For a long time, Sweden was the media’s favorite Covid villain. Time...
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Marco Annunziata
- Aug 21, 2021
- 5 min
Give Vaccines An Incentives Booster Shot
We have gotten stuck in a Catch-22. After a rapid initial rise, the share of the US population fully vaccinated against Covid-19 has...
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Marco Annunziata
- Jul 31, 2021
- 4 min
Long Covid: The Macro Version
You’ve heard about “long Covid”: people who suffer for months from fatigue, headaches and “brain fog”. This blog talks about a similar...
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Marco Annunziata
- Jul 9, 2021
- 5 min
The Solution Is The Problem
The supply of government-caused crises creates its own demand for government-led rescues.
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Marco Annunziata
- Jun 5, 2021
- 5 min
Travel In The Time Of Science
This is a true story. A US-based Italian friend of mine decided to travel to Europe this spring. Vaccinated and full of confidence as he...
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Marco Annunziata
- Apr 14, 2021
- 3 min
An Excessive Abundance Of Anti-Vax Caution
The risk of Covid-19 far outweighs the risk of blood clots from the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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Marco Annunziata
- Mar 19, 2021
- 5 min
Follow The Science! (At A Safe Distance)
In the Covid-19 pandemic we keep ignoring the most obvious evidence and doubling down on measures with the flimsiest scientific support
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Marco Annunziata
- Feb 12, 2021
- 2 min
This Chart Makes Me Angry
Covid-19 disproportionately kills the old; so why does Italy disproportionately vaccinate the young?
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Marco Annunziata
- Feb 7, 2021
- 3 min
Long Term Unemployment
Unless we steer policy, technology and education in the right direction, long term unemployment will keep rising, and inequality with it.
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Marco Annunziata
- Jan 30, 2021
- 4 min
Who Would've Thunk It?
Surprising statements from unlikely sources that should raise awkward questions and ring alarm bells
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Marco Annunziata
- Dec 30, 2020
- 6 min
7 Lessons And 1 Resolution
7 lessons from 2020 on technology, information, the economy, and human nature; and 1 resolution for 2021
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Marco Annunziata
- Jul 31, 2020
- 6 min
Careful What You Wish For - Open Questions On Covid-19
Basic important questions on Covid-19 remain wide open. If fact-free partisanship keeps dominating the debate, we'll never get the answers.
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Marco Annunziata
- Jul 23, 2020
- 5 min
Peas In A Privileged Pod
Distance learning has failed; well-off parents set up their private learning pods. Keeping schools closed will widen and entrench inequality
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Marco Annunziata
- Jul 18, 2020
- 1 min
San Francisco Covid-19 Update: Situation Critical?
San Francisco’s Emergency Text Warning alerted me that “Covid-19 hospitalizations have reached critical levels”. Have they?
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Marco Annunziata
- Jul 3, 2020
- 3 min
Charting A Path To Independence
On this July 4 with social distancing and no fireworks, an independent look at the data, and a bit of optimism on Covid-19 and the economy
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Marco Annunziata
- Jun 28, 2020
- 6 min
San Francisco: We're OK, Really
San Francisco may never reopen till a Covid-19 vaccine is found. A legitimate choice, but we should be clear about it and accept the impact
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Marco Annunziata
- Jun 21, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus And The Economy: The Hard Part Begins Now
US covid-19 cases have picked up just as economic indicators started to rebound. For policymakers and businesses, the hard part starts now.
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