Plugging the Gap

Welcome to Plugging the Gap (my email newsletter about Covid-19 and its economics). In case you don’t know me, I’m an economist and professor at the University of Toronto. I have written lots of books including, most recently, on Covid-19. You can follow me on Twitter (

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Welcome to Plugging the Gap (my email newsletter about Covid-19 and its economics). In case you don’t know me, I’m an economist and professor at the Un…

Sep 6

Can rapid testing make your events safer? Yes. Are they guaranteed to do so? No.

Aug 30

What Abbott's choice to destroy tests is telling us

Aug 21

Delta in both NSW and Ontario with similar infection rates but very different experiences

Aug 15

We are in a bit of a mess with respect to what we are trying to do

Aug 13

A few little pieces of news from around the world

Aug 11

What the leaked CDC report tells us about what's coming

Jul 30

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