Coronavirus and the Economy: Your Questions Answered

Published: April 17, 2020, 5:06 p.m.

What will the long-term economic impact of the\xa0coronavirus\xa0pandemic be?\xa0For the fourth in a new series of interactive events from Intelligence Squared -\xa0Coronavirus: Your Questions Answered - we brought together a panel of leading experts in a free live online event to examine how Covid-19 will affect the economy around the world. How deep and long-lasting is the upcoming recession likely to be? Will the pandemic exacerbate inequality? Will we ever go back to business as usual or is the crisis an opportunity to introduce new systems and ways of thinking about the distribution of wealth?\xa0Addressing these questions were global trade expert\xa0Shanker Singham, political economist\xa0Ann\xa0Pettifor\xa0and economics professor and co-host of the podcast Capitalisn't\xa0Luigi Zingales.\xa0Chairing the proceedings and taking questions from our live audience was BBC presenter\xa0Ritula Shah.\n\nSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared.\n\nSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices