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Pandemic Economics applies economic theory to the Covid-19 era, exploring the micro and macro dimensions of the pre-pandemic, pandemic and post-pandemic phases. Using core economic tools such as marginal analysis, cost-benefit analysis and opportunity cost, this book explores the breadth of economic outcomes from the pandemic.
List of contents
1. Introduction to Pandemic Economics; Part 1: Investigation and Recognition; 2. Economics of Optimal Disease Control; 3. Globalization, Networks, and Contagion; Part 2: The Pandemic Phase: Shutdown, Recession, and Recovery; 4. Theories of Economic Shutdown; 5. Recession, Forecasting, and Economic Policy; 6. Economics of Recovery; Part 3: Economic Analysis of Pandemic Outcomes; 7. Healthcare Economics; 8. Inequality of Outcomes; 9. Energy, the Environment, and Climate Change; 10. Economics of Education; 11. Economics of Technology and Innovation; 12. International Economic Perspectives; 13. New Economic Geography; 14. Game Theory and Mutual Interdependence; 15 A Trail of Disruption
About the author
Thomas R. Sadler is Professor of Economics at Western Illinois University. He teaches courses on Pandemic Economics, Energy Economics, and Environmental Economics. His research focuses on environmental policy, professional sports leagues, and technological change.
Summary
Pandemic Economics applies economic theory to the Covid-19 era, exploring the micro and macro dimensions of the pre-pandemic, pandemic and post-pandemic phases. Using core economic tools such as marginal analysis, cost-benefit analysis and opportunity cost, this book explores the breadth of economic outcomes from the pandemic.
