economics

People & Money

September 15, 2020

Race In Economics: Economists and Policymakers Need a Wake-up Call to Root Out Racial Discrimination

“The field of economics has been far from immune from discrimination and racism. George Stigler, a 1982 Nobel laureate, argued…
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People & Money

May 13, 2020

Why Printing Money to Avert a Recession is not Smart Economics

I still remember my first lesson in economics at Island School in Hong Kong with Mr Abrahall. I had no…
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People & Money

April 17, 2020

COVIDnomics: Assessing the Tinubu Stimulus Plan

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently released his proposed Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Programme Nigeria. Though a private citizen, as a leader…
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People & Money

April 12, 2020

Stimulus Economics 2: Why FDR is Again Popular

Last week, we examined the debate between monetarists (neo-classical economists) and Keynesians about the inflationary consequences of the $787 billion…
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People & Money

April 6, 2020

Jack Welch In Memoriam: 5 Indisputable Management Ideas from America’s Toughest Boss

On the first of March, the world said goodbye to Jack Welch, one of the world’s greatest business icons. An…
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Wellbeing

Kanyisola OlorunnisolaNovember 20, 2019

BIG READ: No Coke Zero in Okoko? 2019 Economics Nobel Laureates Explain Why

This is a real story. Bayo is a partner in one of the leading commercial law firms in Lagos. He…
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Country	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Recovered	Active Cases	Critical Cases
USA	106,113,981	3,077	1,153,880	44	103,821,971	1,138,130	2,083
India	44,707,525	-	530,841	-	44,165,703	10,981	-
France	39,771,704	12,933	165,573	39	39,473,578	132,553	869
Germany	38,338,298	-	170,493	-	38,051,700	116,105	-
Brazil	37,204,677	-	699,917	-	36,249,161	255,599	-
Japan	33,433,117	8,045	73,791	27	21,716,673	11,642,653	67
South Korea	30,785,589	12,129	34,231	8	30,581,299	170,059	151
Italy	25,673,442	-	188,933	-	25,345,910	138,599	105
UK	24,448,729	-	209,396	-	24,187,276	52,057	-
Russia	22,603,646	8,447	397,146	37	21,957,466	249,034	-
Turkey	17,042,722	-	101,492	-	-	16,941,230	-
Spain	13,790,580	-	120,170	-	13,638,948	31,462	231
Vietnam	11,527,236	16	43,186	-	10,614,946	869,104	4
Australia	11,301,219	-	19,760	-	11,259,555	21,904	35
Taiwan	10,239,998	-	19,005	-	10,104,146	116,847	-
Argentina	10,044,957	-	130,472	-	9,913,653	832	363
Netherlands	8,608,123	-	22,992	-	8,570,017	15,114	53
Iran	7,580,858	-	145,091	-	7,342,490	93,277	407
Mexico	7,527,885	518	333,449	3	6,769,105	425,331	-
Indonesia	6,744,873	511	161,005	5	6,579,113	4,755	-
Poland	6,491,417	2,716	119,265	20	5,335,940	1,036,212	696
Colombia	6,361,810	-	142,665	-	6,185,327	33,818	342
Austria	6,027,525	2,595	22,100	-	5,973,687	31,738	55
Greece	5,920,428	-	36,447	-	5,875,131	8,850	115
Portugal	5,573,509	-	26,362	-	5,541,722	5,425	61
Ukraine	5,427,360	-	111,457	-	5,287,774	28,129	-
Chile	5,255,620	3,097	64,497	-	5,185,825	5,298	65
Malaysia	5,049,268	2,228	36,979	7	5,002,242	10,047	11
Israel	4,812,877	246	12,390	2	4,794,621	5,866	57
N. Korea	4,772,813	-	74	-	4,772,739	-	-
Belgium	4,767,730	-	33,982	-	4,686,570	47,178	43
Thailand	4,728,632	-	33,935	-	4,692,636	2,061	-
Czechia	4,631,804	1,016	42,635	3	4,582,094	7,075	32
Canada	4,625,743	-	51,930	-	4,540,701	33,112	99
Peru	4,491,653	-	219,741	-	4,268,597	3,315	36
Switzerland	4,396,055	-	14,452	-	4,375,203	6,400	39
Philippines	4,080,562	165	66,351	9	4,005,596	8,615	162
South Africa	4,072,892	272	102,595	-	3,912,506	57,791	192
Romania	3,367,921	-	67,858	-	3,278,188	21,875	146
Denmark	3,177,979	160	8,369	7	3,167,801	1,809	19
Hong Kong	2,884,610	51	13,475	-	2,868,947	2,188	28
Sweden	2,701,192	-	23,823	-	2,674,306	3,063	8
Serbia	2,516,046	910	17,964	1	2,483,038	15,044	13
Iraq	2,465,545	-	25,375	-	2,439,497	673	21
New Zealand	2,262,186	-	4,002	-	2,248,287	9,897	-
Singapore	2,255,812	-	1,722	-	2,149,583	104,507	1
Hungary	2,198,461	-	48,791	-	2,144,942	4,728	13
Bangladesh	2,037,978	-	29,445	-	1,998,448	10,085	-
Slovakia	1,865,182	114	21,092	5	1,843,160	930	24
Georgia	1,831,771	-	17,004	-	1,776,548	38,219	-
Jordan	1,746,997	-	14,122	-	1,731,007	1,868	59
Ireland	1,706,176	-	8,750	-	1,694,919	2,507	17
Pakistan	1,579,296	50	30,649	-	1,538,689	9,958	23
Norway	1,480,654	-	5,213	-	1,474,366	1,075	20
Finland	1,465,256	-	9,028	-	1,454,176	2,052	21
Kazakhstan	1,409,220	-	13,847	-	1,383,020	12,353	24
Slovenia	1,339,322	604	7,098	-	1,326,515	5,709	7
Lithuania	1,313,445	511	9,631	1	1,297,858	5,956	5
Bulgaria	1,299,557	-	38,250	-	1,258,900	2,407	27
Morocco	1,272,622	-	16,296	-	1,256,151	175	3
Croatia	1,270,513	-	18,044	-	1,251,940	529	8
Guatemala	1,243,484	-	20,184	-	1,222,294	1,006	5
Lebanon	1,234,494	142	10,865	2	1,087,587	136,042	74
Costa Rica	1,219,074	-	9,291	-	860,711	349,072	52
Bolivia	1,195,593	-	22,373	-	1,163,564	9,656	220
Tunisia	1,151,593	-	29,355	-	-	1,122,238	44
Cuba	1,112,789	5	8,530	-	1,104,168	91	2
Ecuador	1,058,004	-	36,016	-	1,021,105	883	759
UAE	1,056,485	-	2,349	-	1,037,673	16,463	-
Uruguay	1,036,159	-	7,621	-	1,027,930	608	18
Panama	1,032,939	-	8,612	-	1,023,439	888	16
Mongolia	1,007,907	-	2,179	-	1,005,721	7	192
Nepal	1,001,263	15	12,020	-	989,165	78	-
Belarus	994,037	-	7,118	-	985,592	1,327	-
Latvia	976,768	44	6,278	8	970,075	415	13
Saudi Arabia	832,975	266	9,630	1	818,795	4,550	63
Azerbaijan	829,420	-	10,171	-	819,109	140	-
Paraguay	808,643	-	19,881	-	-	788,762	7
Bahrain	716,218	187	1,559	1	713,733	926	5
Sri Lanka	672,068	-	16,834	-	655,225	9	-
Kuwait	664,772	-	2,570	-	660,237	1,965	-
Dominican Republic	660,848	-	4,384	-	644,785	11,679	4
Cyprus	654,714	-	1,345	-	649,340	4,029	60
Myanmar	634,075	-	19,490	-	614,496	89	-
Palestine	621,008	-	5,404	-	615,445	159	17
Moldova	617,836	1,491	12,069	21	504,142	101,625	49
Estonia	616,447	349	2,965	8	524,990	88,492	3
Venezuela	552,351	-	5,854	-	546,211	286	31
Egypt	515,852	-	24,613	-	442,182	49,057	122
Libya	507,206	-	6,437	-	500,764	5	-
China	503,302	-	5,272	-	379,053	118,977	-
Ethiopia	500,472	28	7,573	-	487,554	5,345	1
Qatar	498,827	304	688	-	497,039	1,100	35
Réunion	486,588	-	921	-	418,572	67,095	10
Honduras	472,439	-	11,111	-	-	461,328	105
Armenia	447,778	-	8,733	-	435,162	3,883	-
Bosnia	401,973	-	16,296	-	379,084	6,593	-
Oman	399,449	-	4,628	-	384,669	10,152	2
Macedonia	347,327	-	9,665	-	337,068	594	-
Zambia	343,566	-	4,057	-	339,320	189	-
Kenya	342,958	-	5,688	-	337,243	27	1
Albania	334,599	14	3,601	-	329,311	1,687	-
Botswana	329,785	-	2,801	-	326,969	15	1
Luxembourg	297,757	-	1,133	-	288,991	7,633	-
Montenegro	289,869	75	2,814	-	286,325	730	6
Brunei	280,790	-	225	-	243,601	36,964	3
Algeria	271,578	10	6,881	-	182,893	81,804	-
Nigeria	266,641	-	3,155	-	259,938	3,548	11
Zimbabwe	264,456	-	5,678	-	258,484	294	12
Uzbekistan	251,660	-	1,637	-	241,486	8,537	23
Mozambique	233,214	-	2,242	-	228,805	2,167	11
Martinique	229,807	-	1,098	-	-	228,709	12
Lao People's Democratic Republic	218,033	-	758	-	-	217,275	-
Afghanistan	210,254	85	7,896	-	192,210	10,148	45
Iceland	209,191	-	229	-	-	208,962	2
Kyrgyzstan	206,740	-	2,991	-	196,406	7,343	131
Guadeloupe	202,004	-	1,010	-	-	200,994	19
El Salvador	201,785	-	4,230	-	179,410	18,145	8
Trinidad and Tobago	190,735	-	4,368	-	186,234	133	8
Maldives	185,771	-	311	-	163,687	21,773	25
Ghana	171,412	-	1,462	-	169,896	54	2
Namibia	171,222	-	4,090	-	167,099	33	-
Uganda	170,570	-	3,630	-	100,431	66,509	3
Jamaica	154,538	-	3,528	-	102,572	48,438	-
Cambodia	138,723	-	3,056	-	135,665	2	-
Rwanda	133,194	-	1,468	-	131,647	79	-
Cameroon	124,741	-	1,968	-	122,640	133	13
Malta	118,004	-	832	-	116,488	684	4
Barbados	106,798	-	579	-	106,211	8	-
Angola	105,298	-	1,933	-	103,342	23	-
Channel Islands	101,626	-	228	-	101,233	165	-
French Guiana	98,041	-	420	-	11,254	86,367	6
DRC	95,862	-	1,464	-	84,395	10,003	-
Senegal	88,951	-	1,971	-	86,967	13	-
Malawi	88,711	-	2,686	-	85,619	406	67
Côte d'Ivoire	88,299	-	834	-	87,458	7	-
Suriname	82,467	-	1,404	-	-	81,063	-
New Caledonia	79,896	-	314	-	79,567	15	9
French Polynesia	78,101	-	649	-	-	77,452	7
Swaziland	74,323	-	1,425	-	72,824	74	-
Guyana	73,114	-	1,298	-	71,796	20	-
Belize	70,782	-	688	-	70,085	9	6
Fiji	68,911	-	883	-	67,014	1,014	-
Madagascar	68,049	-	1,424	-	66,545	80	-
Sudan	63,899	-	5,026	-	58,599	274	-
Mauritania	63,668	-	997	-	62,441	230	-
Cabo Verde	63,260	-	413	-	62,786	61	23
Bhutan	62,647	-	21	-	61,564	1,062	-
Syrian Arab Republic	57,489	-	3,164	-	54,325	-	-
Burundi	53,661	-	38	-	53,569	54	-
Seychelles	50,937	-	172	-	50,750	15	-
Gabon	48,981	-	306	-	48,674	1	-
Andorra	47,908	-	165	-	47,563	180	14
Papua New Guinea	46,826	-	670	-	43,982	2,174	7
Curaçao	45,986	-	295	-	44,720	971	3
Aruba	44,082	-	236	-	42,438	1,408	2
Tanzania	42,942	-	846	-	-	42,096	7
Mayotte	42,004	-	188	-	-	41,816	-
Mauritius	41,821	-	1,043	-	40,106	672	-
Togo	39,445	-	290	-	39,127	28	-
Guinea	38,280	-	467	-	37,757	56	8
Isle of Man	38,008	-	116	-	-	37,892	-
Bahamas	37,491	-	833	-	36,366	292	1
Lesotho	34,790	-	723	-	25,980	8,087	-
Faroe Islands	34,658	-	28	-	-	34,630	5
Haiti	34,214	-	860	-	33,109	245	-
Mali	33,108	1	743	-	32,277	88	-
Cayman Islands	31,472	-	37	-	8,553	22,882	1
Saint Lucia	30,028	-	409	-	29,095	524	-
Benin	27,999	-	163	-	27,830	6	-
Somalia	27,334	-	1,361	-	13,182	12,791	-
Congo	25,375	-	386	-	24,006	983	-
Solomon Islands	24,575	-	153	-	-	24,422	1
Micronesia	24,195	-	63	-	-	24,132	1
San Marino	23,747	-	123	-	23,574	50	4
Timor-Leste	23,422	-	138	-	23,102	182	-
Burkina Faso	22,056	-	396	-	21,596	64	-
Liechtenstein	21,437	-	91	-	21,344	2	-
Gibraltar	20,462	-	111	-	16,579	3,772	-
Grenada	19,680	-	238	-	19,358	84	4
Bermuda	18,849	-	163	-	18,673	13	-
Nicaragua	18,491	-	225	-	4,225	14,041	-
South Sudan	18,368	-	138	-	18,115	115	1
Tajikistan	17,786	-	125	-	17,264	397	-
Equatorial Guinea	17,229	-	183	-	16,907	139	5
Tonga	16,813	-	13	-	15,638	1,162	-
Samoa	16,735	-	31	-	1,605	15,099	-
Monaco	16,135	-	67	-	15,992	76	4
Dominica	15,760	-	74	-	15,673	13	-
Marshall Islands	15,723	-	17	-	15,621	85	-
Djibouti	15,690	-	189	-	15,427	74	-
Central African Republic	15,368	-	113	-	15,200	55	2
Gambia	12,598	-	372	-	12,189	37	-
Saint Martin	12,276	-	63	-	1,399	10,814	7
Vanuatu	12,014	-	14	-	11,976	24	-
Greenland	11,971	-	21	-	2,761	9,189	4
Yemen	11,945	-	2,159	-	9,124	662	23
Caribbean Netherlands	11,682	-	38	-	10,476	1,168	-
Sint Maarten	11,023	-	91	-	10,905	27	-
Eritrea	10,189	-	103	-	10,086	-	-
Niger	9,931	-	312	-	8,890	729	1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	9,593	-	124	-	9,466	3	-
Guinea-Bissau	9,134	-	176	-	8,720	238	6
Antigua and Barbuda	9,106	-	146	-	8,954	6	1
Comoros	9,067	-	161	-	8,885	21	-
Liberia	8,090	-	295	-	7,783	12	2
Sierra Leone	7,762	-	126	-	-	7,636	-
Chad	7,688	-	194	-	4,874	2,620	-
British Virgin Islands	7,305	-	64	-	-	7,241	-
Cook Islands	7,033	-	2	-	7,030	1	-
Saint Kitts and Nevis	6,597	-	48	-	6,549	-	-
Turks and Caicos Islands	6,565	-	38	-	6,509	18	4
Sao Tome and Principe	6,437	-	78	-	6,272	87	-
Palau	5,997	-	9	-	5,985	3	-
St. Barth	5,459	-	6	-	-	5,453	-
Nauru	5,393	-	1	-	5,347	45	-
Kiribati	5,014	-	18	-	2,703	2,293	3
Anguilla	3,904	-	12	-	3,879	13	4
Macao	3,515	-	121	-	3,392	2	-
Saint Pierre Miquelon	3,452	-	2	-	2,449	1,001	1
Wallis and Futuna	3,427	-	7	-	438	2,982	-
Tuvalu	2,805	-	-	-	-	2,805	-
Saint Helena	2,166	-	-	-	2	2,164	-
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	1,930	-	-	-	1,930	-	-
Montserrat	1,403	-	8	-	1,376	19	-
Niue	797	-	-	-	794	3	-
Diamond Princess	712	-	13	-	699	-	-
Holy See (Vatican City State)	29	-	-	-	29	-	-
Western Sahara	10	-	1	-	9	-	-
MS Zaandam	9	-	2	-	7	-	-
Tokelau	5	-	-	-	-	5	-
Country	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Recovered	Active Cases	Critical Cases