A prescription for action: Nine steps after the next 21 days | The Indian Express

A prescription for action: Nine steps after the next 21 days | The Indian Express

Exclusive: Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo on Nine steps after the next 21 days

Even if the 21-day lockdown works and the “curve gets flattened”, and the overall spread of the coronavirus remains contained, the disease will continue to widen its ambit, as unknowing carriers reach new populations. Looking at migrants on the road, let’s expect a mess — and plan for it, write Nobel Laureate economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo.