Covid-19 need not blight our youngest generation
24 August 2020
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Housing and Planning
Mark Littlewood writes for The Times
24 August 2020
In the Media
Dr Stephen Davies writes for Reason
25 August 2020
Economic Theory
Emma Revell writes for City A.M.
The City A.M. Debate page asks “Are the life chances of the Covid-19 generation damaged beyond repair?”. Emma Revell, Head of Public Affairs at the Institute of Economic Affairs, argues YES.
Emma argues that although the lives of the Covid generation have been damaged, “coronavirus should be the trigger for deregulation of the labour market, making it easier and cheaper for entrepreneurs and businesses to adapt to the new normal and hire the best and brightest”.
Without bold action and a move away from interventionist impulses, Emma warns we risk sleepwalking into policy decisions which condemn them to high government debt, poor job prospects, and a stilted social life.
Read the full piece here.
Emma argues that although the lives of the Covid generation have been damaged, “coronavirus should be the trigger for deregulation of the labour market, making it easier and cheaper for entrepreneurs and businesses to adapt to the new normal and hire the best and brightest”.
Without bold action and a move away from interventionist impulses, Emma warns we risk sleepwalking into policy decisions which condemn them to high government debt, poor job prospects, and a stilted social life.
Read the full piece here.
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