The Precautionary Principle and COVID-19

from Economics Explored · host Gene Tunny, Joe Branigan

The Precautionary Principle is being used to justify the closure of state borders in Australia to deal with COVID-19. Should the Precautionary Principle, which many argue is relevant to climate change, be extended to COVID-19? Economics Explored host Gene Tunny discusses the Precautionary Principle and COVID-19 with Joe Branigan, Director of Tulipwood Economics.Links relevant to the conversation include:The precautionary principle should not be used as a basis for decision-makingJohn Quiggin on Complexity, Climate Change and the Precautionary PrincipleThe Cost-benefit RevolutionCOVID19: Getting Australia Safely Back to WorkCancer screening, heart attack and stroke presentations down in Victoria during coronavirus pandemicThe silent death toll of COVID-19 revealed: Huge 25 per cent jump in suicides each year

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