There are critics, notably Boxell et al., 2017 , but it is undeniable that polarization has widened in recent years, the prevalence of misinformation has increased, and that there may be significant disruptions to the economy from this. 2 The economic narratives before and after COVID-19 Two years ago, just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, I wrote an article about narrative epidemics that was included in a session at the January 2020 American Economic Association annual meeting in San Diego, and soon thereafter published in the Journal of Policy Modeling.
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