Rational policymaking during a pandemic.
Loïc BergerNicolas BergerValentina BosettiItzhak GilboaLars Peter HansenChristopher I JarvisMassimo MarinacciRichard D SmithPublished in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2021)
Policymaking during a pandemic can be extremely challenging. As COVID-19 is a new disease and its global impacts are unprecedented, decisions are taken in a highly uncertain, complex, and rapidly changing environment. In such a context, in which human lives and the economy are at stake, we argue that using ideas and constructs from modern decision theory, even informally, will make policymaking a more responsible and transparent process.