# A letter to G20 leaders, co-authored by Professor Michael Spence and 19 economists and global health experts, urging cooperation across countries and disciplines to fight the COVID-19 pandemic is published

1 Faculty News March 26, 2020 ![VoxEU logo ](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030499.jpg?itok=Qjpc4sQk)>

Excerpt from [VoxEU](https://voxeu.org/article/covid-19-pandemic-letter-g20-leaders) -- "The COVID-19 pandemic is a two-pronged health and economic crisis, and requires a two-pronged response. Ahead of an extraordinary meeting of G20 Leaders, this letter signed by 20 economists and global health experts has one simple message: this crisis is global and requires unprecedented cooperation across countries and disciplines."

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