Opinion OpinionBest of this week’s opinionOur columnists’ thoughts on corporate and global debt, and economists’ Covid-19 approachCompanies are dangerously drunk on debtSobering up after the crisis will require changes to tax laws, bonuses and pensionsThe class of 2020 need help to start their careersNew workers could suffer the scarring effects of lockdown for decadesEconomists need to abandon their comfort zones to deal with Covid-19Complex and adaptive problems cannot be solved with the usual mainstream thinkingPremature US reopening plays Russian roulette with its workersThe less well-off will be the most exposed to Covid-19 infectionHow to escape the trap of excessive debtThe rich will benefit if we create sustainable demand with less household borrowingDefence industry in retreat as coronavirus attacksThe era of extravagant military purchases is surely over after the threat posed by the pandemicMore from this SeriesRetro charm of two wheels may not save e-bikes and scootersAfter lockdown, start-ups will need to work with city authorities to keep cars off the roadsThe pandemic tests tempers and tolerance in MexicoSome officials are using Covid-19 to jump on the neoliberal-bashing bandwagonDebt relief alone will not save ArgentinaEconomic woes go well beyond the coronavirus crisisThe US and China’s dangerous blame game will do no goodAn inquiry into the origins of Covid-19 is needed if important lessons are to be learntWhy the courts are standing between me and a decent haircutIn America, lawsuits are the way we make up new rules in a crisisAlgorithmic economics might help recovery from Covid-19Machine learning applied to economic modelling aims to generate novel insights for policymakersObesity dangers make Covid-19 a rebuke to unequal societiesExcess body fat seems to matter more than heart or lung disease, or smoking, when it comes to catching the virusLebanon’s warning of economy ‘in freefall’ is an understatementThe recovery plan is more forthright than previous Lebanese to-do lists but the bar is low
