# Economics in One Virus

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/economics-in-one-virus>

**By** Ryan Bourne, Trevor Burrus, Aaron Ross Powell

**Published:** April 23, 2021

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Ryan Bourne returns to the podcast to discuss how the dramatic events of 2020 bring to life the most important principles of economic thought.

## Shownotes:

Have you ever stopped to wonder why hand sanitizer was missing from your pharmacy for months after the COVID-19 pandemic hit? Why some employers and employees were arguing over workers being re-hired during the first COVID-19 lockdown? Why passenger airlines were able to get their own ring-fenced bailout from Congress?

Ryan Bourne answers all of these questions in his latest book, _Economics in One Virus_. He helps to explain everything from why the U.S. was underprepared for the pandemic to how economists go about valuing the lives saved from lockdowns.

## Further Reading:

[Economics in One Virus](https://www.cato.org/books/economics-one-virus), written by Ryan Bourne