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Cato Weekly Podcast • April 7, 2021 

# *Economics in One Virus: An Introduction to Economic Reasoning through COVID-19*

The pandemic has shown us that there is a price to be paid for failing to understand economic consequences. Ryan Bourne catalogs many of the missteps in his new book, [*Economics in One Virus: An Introduction to Economic Reasoning through COVID-19*](https://www.cato.org/books/economics-one-virus?queryID=40f447e40f55f139804e1786e2723a7a).

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##### [Ryan Bourne](/people/ryan-bourne)

R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics, Cato Institute

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute