What We Need To Learn From Covid | Professors Jay Bhattacharya & Gigi Foster
May 18, 2023
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as posted by the channelAs the Covid pandemic moves closer to an 'official' end, this clip from an interview between John and professors Jay Bhattacharya and Gigi Foster features what they see as the key lessons from a mishandled public health response to the virus.
Jay and Gigi believe we placed far too much power in the hands of public health experts, and not only overreacted to the virus, but shut down and ridiculed those who recommended we take a softer approach. We must learn the lessons of 2020-22, as a similar event is sure to happen in years to come.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is Professor of Medicine and Professor (by Courtesy) of Economics at Stanford University, and one of the world's leading experts on public health policy. Dr. Bhattacharya’s research focuses on the economics of health care around the world with a particular emphasis on the health and well-being of vulnerable populations. He has published 135 articles in top peer-reviewed scientific journals in medicine, economics, health policy, epidemiology, statistics, law, and public health among other fields. He holds an MD and PhD in economics, both earned at Stanford University. Dr. Bhattacharya previously appeared on John's podcast in August 2020, during the early days of the pandemic.
Dr. Gigi Foster is a Professor and Director of Education within the School of Economics at the UNSW Business School. She holds a BA in Ethics, Politics and Economics from Yale University, and a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland. She works in diverse fields including education, social influence, corruption, lab experiments, time use, behavioural economics and Australian policy. She has held several ARC Discovery Grants and authored more than 25 scholarly works, including the book (joint with Paul Frijters) 'An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks', published in 2013 by Cambridge University Press. Gigi is active in the Australian media, particularly in regard to matters of education policy and economic thought.
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