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Bird flu pandemic: history warns of economic pain, though some might gain

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If such a pandemic were to be anything like the Spanish Flu of the early 20th century, expect not only tens of millions of deaths worldwide but also a blow to the world economy in the hundreds of billions of dollars.

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  • Thomas A. Garrett, 2007. "Bird flu pandemic: history warns of economic pain, though some might gain," The Regional Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Oct, pages 10-11.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedlre:y:2007:i:oct:p:10-11
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    1. Thomas A. Garrett, 2009. "War And Pestilence As Labor Market Shocks: U.S. Manufacturing Wage Growth 1914–1919," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 47(4), pages 711-725, October.
    2. Brainerd, Elizabeth & Siegler, Mark V, 2003. "The Economic Effects of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic," CEPR Discussion Papers 3791, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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