The Illusion of Consensus Podcast – Professor Steve Hanke on the untold economic impact of COVID lockdowns

In this episode of the Illusion of Consensus Podcast, Professor Jay Bhattacharya interviews Professor Steve Hanke about his involvement in evaluating the effectiveness of lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. He highlights the difference between ex-ante modeling, which predicts the impact of lockdowns, and ex-post analysis, which measures the actual effects. We shed light on censorship and suppression of information related to COVID-19 and lockdowns where Professor Hanke share his experiences of having their work ignored, rejected, or attacked by academic journals, social media platforms, and government inquiries.