This study investigates the effects of historical prevalence of infectious diseases on contemporary sustainable development. Previous studies reveal numerous proximate causes of sustainable development, but little is known about the fundamental determinants of this widespread economic concern....

The United States is pursuing a vaccine for COVID-19 with a bottom-up, mission-based private-public industrial policy. This is a pivot from its earlier industrial policy of supporting the global vaccine development ecosystem. With so much development cost already borne by governmental investors,...