For old timers’ sake: covid-19 and care homes

Economists’ usual barometers have gone topsy-turvy. On “The Intelligence” DuncanWeldon asks whether novel “real-time” measures measure up

The pandemic has taken its greatest toll in the world’s nursing homes—but the systemic problems surrounding elderly care long predate covid-19.

Economists’ usual barometers have gone topsy-turvy during the crisis, so statisticians are turning to “real-time” data; we ask if these novel measures measure up. And reflecting on the life of America’s civil-rights icon John Lewis.

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