Economics in one virus : an introduction to economic reasoning through COVID-19

What does it mean to be economically "worse off" during a pandemic? : an introduction to economic welfare -- Should I be free to risk infecting your grandma with a deadly virus? : an introduction to externalities -- Did we close down the economy? : an introduction to public and private action -- How much would you spend to save my life? : an introduction to the value of a statistical life -- When is a lockdown cure worse than the disease? : an introduction to cost-benefit analysis -- Why was I banned from going fishing? : an introduction to thinking on the margin -- What good is a pandemic plan with so many unknowns? : an introduction to uncertainty and the knowledge problem -- Why did protests and marches not lead to obvious spikes in COVID-19 cases? : an introduction to endogeneity -- Why couldn't I get a COVID-19 test back in February and March 2020? : an introduction to regulatory tradeoffs -- Why was there no hand sanitizer in my pharmacy for months? : an introduction to the price mechanism -- Does the pandemic show that we need more U.S.-Based manufacturing? : an introduction to trade and specialization -- Why is that guy in the mask getting so close? : an introduction to moral hazard -- Why did airlines get a special bailout, but not my industry? : an introduction to public choice economics -- Why didn't my workers want to be rehired? : an introduction to incentives -- Why weren't we well prepared for the pandemic? : an introduction to political incentives -- Can we really just turn an economy off and back on again? : an introduction to the nature of an economy -- Conclusion: What is economics good for?