Ethics and Economics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

Peter Hilsenrath; Tyrone Borders

doi:10.1177/2333392820957661

Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology (Sep 2020)

Ethics and Economics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

Peter Hilsenrath,
Tyrone Borders

Affiliations

Peter Hilsenrath: Eberhardt School of Business, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, USA
Tyrone Borders: Health Management and Policy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2333392820957661
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7

Abstract

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The Covid-19 experience provides a natural experiment in personal and social ethics. Difficult decisions are routinely made to optimize lives and livelihoods. This commentary provides background and insight into the ethical and economic foundations underpinning dilemmas of this historic pandemic.

Published in Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology

ISSN: 2333-3928 (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General); Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/hme

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