myriad connections between disease, human health, and regional economic growth and development. Second, given the … contemporary salience of Asia in world affairs, we concentrate on the trinity of disease, human health, and regional economic … questions about disease, human health, and regional economic growth and development within Asia …

associated with social distancing. We find that lockdown measures are effective in alleviating disease severity, but yield … economic output. The adverse economic impact of lockdowns exceeds the economic damage brought by the disease itself, but health … conditions better forecast economic contraction outcomes. …