In fact, an economic report by researchers from the
University of Utah even suggested that national mandates for face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic would “persistently” promote economic activity. But economist Peter Crabb doesn’t seem to think so.
In an article online, Crabb, a professor of finance and economics at
For one, it assumes that spending would not occur if there were no mask mandate. This is shown to be false by the fact that consumer spending is currently only 0.5 percent below its level at this time last year. So statewide mask mandates have no new spending to promote.