‘So where’s this [push to open up the economy quickly] coming from? I’ve seen some people portray it as a conflict between epidemiologists and economists, but that’s all wrong. No, this push to reopen is coming not from economists but from cranks and cronies. That is, it’s coming on one side from people who may describe themselves as economists but whom the professionals consider cranks...’
Read here (New York Times, April 14, 2020)
