BMO Nesbitt-Burns: Avian Flu Crisis Economic Update (PDF)

Author: Sherry Cooper
March 13, 2006

Sherry Cooper argues that the long-term economic effects of a pandemic could lead to considerable supply and demand effects. Loss of labour and trade would dominate the supply-side effect and social distancing and fear would increase the demand for essentials such as non-perishable food, water, medical supplies and health-care services, but reduce the demand for virtually everything else.

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