Politicians want to add credibility to their decisions through presentation of supporting scientific advice. The difficulty with this in the Covid-19 crisis is that scientists don't always have concrete answers and can feel pressured by politicians to go beyond what is actually known.
Frédéric Jenny (ESSEC Business Scool, OECD) has contributed a paper to CEPR's new Covid Economics Review, which you can download free here [ Ссылка ]
