Restarting economy during COVID-19 crisis

In the article published in VoxEU our co-directors, Mathias Dewatripont and Michel Goldman, emphasize the need for mass serological screening in order to restart the economy as fast as possible.

They describe how a combination of two currently available tests could identify people who are both free from COVID-19 and immune to it, and thus are safe to go back to work. A targeted scaling-up of procedures for both tests will help maintain vital services and accelerate the relaunch of the economy, while minimising the risk of the epidemic recurring after restrictions are lifted.