Subscribe
Logo
Logo
  • Topics Icon Topics
    • AI Icon AI
    • Banking Icon Banking
    • Blockchain/DeFi Icon Blockchain/DeFi
    • Embedded Finance Icon Embedded Finance
    • Fraud/Identity Icon Fraud/Identity
    • Investing Icon Investing
    • Lending Icon Lending
    • Payments Icon Payments
    • Regulation Icon Regulation
    • Startups Icon Startups
  • Podcasts Icon Podcasts
  • Products Icon Products
    • Webinars Icon Webinars
    • White Papers Icon White Papers
  • TechWire Icon TechWire
  • Search
  • Subscribe
Home
Value of Life
Latest
  • Latest
  • Oldest
  • Random
  • A to Z

Value of Life

covid pandemicdecentralized financeexchanges / cap mktsfixed incomemacroeconomicsphilosophy
·Mar. 16, 2020

Slowing GDP growth by 1.5% is like another 10 million people getting infected with coronovirus, and other analysis on financial fragility

I hope that you and yours are OK, socially distanced and stocked on essentials. Whether you feel it yet or not in daily life, the world is bracing for coronovirus impact. In this week's analysis, I look at the difficult trade-offs between health and economy, and try to quantify the impact of the likely slow-down. We look at some grim but useful concepts, like (1) the value of a statistical life, (2) what happened to the Soviet economy and life expectancy after perestroika, and (3) how our financial machines (NYSE, Robinhood, Maker DAO) are cracking at the edges. If you can do one thing -- be kind and gracious with each other as some things inevitably break.

Read Full Story

Popular Posts

Today:

  • Jeff HollanThe AI ‘Workslop’ Crisis: Costs and Cures of the Automation Rush Dec. 10, 2025
  • Pranav MistryAI Wearables Are Entering Boardrooms, But Are The Safety Rules Ready? Dec. 3, 2025
  • Ji KimThe Crypto Lobby Steps into the Limelight Nov. 13, 2025
  • Luke Sikora JPMorgan Growth Equity PartnersJ.P. Morgan’s Growth Equity Partner Sikora Still Sees IPO Upside Sep. 23, 2025
  • Penny LeeThe Battle for Open Banking’s Future Jul. 10, 2025
  • July 30th FN AI articleThe AI-Powered Ad Machine Jul. 30, 2025
  • Mike ReustBetterment’s Mike Reust on GenAI and WealthTech Nov. 18, 2025
  • BylineOpinion: Why Reinsurance Can Be the $700 Billion Breakout Market DeFi Has Been Waiting For Nov. 13, 2025
  • FNWhy Your Loan Portfolio Models Are Lying to You (And What to Do About It) Nov. 4, 2025
  • FN 10:14OPINION: Fintechs and Neobanks are Driving the Next Era of Stablecoin Usage Oct. 14, 2025

This month:

  • Jeff HollanThe AI ‘Workslop’ Crisis: Costs and Cures of the Automation Rush Dec. 10, 2025
  • Mike ReustBetterment’s Mike Reust on GenAI and WealthTech Nov. 18, 2025
  • Jeff Radke AccelerantAs Accelerant IPOs on NYSE, CEO Jeff Radke Hopes to Usher In Insurtech 3.0 Jul. 24, 2025
  • Gazing Into the IPO Crystal BallKlarna Now, A Deluge Later? Mar. 20, 2025
  • Newsletter-graphicBig Tech’s Billion-Dollar Binge Aug. 13, 2025
  • Battle of the BotsFintech’s Battle of the Bots Sep. 25, 2025
  • Thomson NguyenSaga Ventures’ $125M Bet on Pandora’s Box Oct. 22, 2025
  • YC Personal finance(1)When Will AI Agents Show Us the Money?  May. 22, 2025
  • FNFrom Chatbot to Checkout: AI’s Leap Into Commerce Nov. 5, 2025
  • Pranav MistryAI Wearables Are Entering Boardrooms, But Are The Safety Rules Ready? Dec. 3, 2025

More News
  • About
  • Contact
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
Subscribe
Copyright © 2025 Fintech Nexus
  • Topics
    • AI
    • Banking
    • Blockchain/DeFi
    • Embedded Finance
    • Fraud/Identity
    • Investing
    • Lending
    • Payments
    • Regulation
    • Startups
  • Podcasts
  • Products
    • Webinars
    • White Papers
  • TechWire
  • Contact Us
Start typing to see results or hit ESC to close
lis digital banking USA Lending Club UK
See all results