Commentary
Many analysts and economists are trying to predict the shape of the economic recovery post-COVID-19. To understand what the recovery may look like, we need to look at past recoveries and at the history of pandemics.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses during a news conference in Washington on March 3, 2020. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo
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Daniel Lacalle
Author
Daniel Lacalle, Ph.D., is chief economist at hedge fund Tressis and author of the bestselling books “Freedom or Equality” (2020), “Escape from the Central Bank Trap” (2017), “The Energy World Is Flat” (2015), and “Life in the Financial Markets.”
