Economists back social distancing 34-9 in new Economic Society-Conversation survey
- Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Australian economists overwhelmingly back social distancing measures that slow the spread of coronavirus over the alternative of easing restrictions and allowing the spread of the disease to pick up.
But a significant minority, 9 of the 47 leading economists polled in the first of a series of monthly surveys,...