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Did COVID-19 Force a President to Face the St. Petersburg Paradox and Lose the White House?

2021-08-06

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It is said that a strategy to contain the COVID-19 pandemic is to “follow the Science”. This paper argues that following the Science, although very important, is secondary to following the probability of infection or death, however small that probability might appear to be at a given time. Following the Science is difficult, because it takes time to understand phenomena; and there are many hurdles to overcome in o...

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91040203-7dbd-5cc9-9736-e3e267c5023f
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10.2139/ssrn.3898613
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