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'The virus is the economy' - Wolfers

September 3, 2021 Fox Business News
Justin Wolfers

After a few months of economic recovery, the delta variant is slowing down the economy yet again.

"Today's dreadful jobs report - which basically put the recovery on ice for a while - is yet another reminder that the virus is the economy," Justin Wolfers told Fox Business News.

Justin Wolfers

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Justin Wolfers

Professor of Public Policy and Economics (on sabbatical leave)
Wolfers is an economist with broad policy-related interests and experience. He is also affiliated with the NBER, Brookings and the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He is a contributing columnist for the New York Times and host of the “Think Like An Economist” podcast. He is a popular teacher and author of a leading economics textbook.