Let's talk business.
Many governments still struggle to understand that not controlling #COVID19 harms the #economy more. Because:
Consumers remain anxious. Also without lockdowns.
(EN translation of today's Dutch thread)
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Many governments still struggle to understand that not controlling #COVID19 harms the #economy more. Because:
Consumers remain anxious. Also without lockdowns.
(EN translation of today's Dutch thread)
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marker.medium.com/forget-shutdow…
#China already seems to prove that successfully controlling the virus increases consumer confidence and helps the economy recover.
See this tweet by @jonsnowC4:
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See this tweet by @jonsnowC4:
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https://twitter.com/jonsnowC4/status/1318074203254476802?s=20
This recent @IMFNews World Economic Outlook research - in a nutshell - also shows that:
#COVID19 ⏬ ->
Anxiety/voluntary social distancing ⏬ ->
Consumer confidence / #Economy ⏫
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blogs.imf.org/2020/10/08/cov…
#COVID19 ⏬ ->
Anxiety/voluntary social distancing ⏬ ->
Consumer confidence / #Economy ⏫
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blogs.imf.org/2020/10/08/cov…
So, #herdimmunity strategies, politics and symbolic measures will backfire.
More economic damage caused by extended low consumer confidence will be an unintended consequence of above strategies.
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More economic damage caused by extended low consumer confidence will be an unintended consequence of above strategies.
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Although in the #Netherlands one seems not be convinced yet as this tweet from @annaholligan shows.
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https://twitter.com/annaholligan/status/1318174957449379840
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