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Throughout history, the most physical and financial harm from epidemic outbreaks falls upon the least privileged and most marginalized populations of society. Westchester resident and Fordham professor Troy Tassier, author of The Rich Flee and the Poor Take the Bus: How Our Unequal Society Fails Us during Outbreaks, takes us on a tour of five historic epidemics from bubonic plague in 1620s London to the modern day. While each epidemic (or pandemic) will have its own distinctions in severity, spread, and duration, Dr. Tassier discusses the various trajectories of societal efforts and failures to make sure the brunt of outbreaks does not fall on those least able afford it. There will be time for questions and answers at the end of the presentation.
About the presenter
Troy Tassier, Ph.D., is Professor of Economics at Fordham University in New York City. He is a world expert in the fields of economic epidemiology and social network analysis whose comments on the Covid-19 pandemic appeared in major media outlets including the Associated Press, Reuters, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, ABC news, Crain’s New York Business, and many others.
Professor Tassier is widely published in notable academic journals and has also written for the Scientific American blog and the Skynomics blog. He regularly speaks at international conferences across North America and Europe on topics combining social network analysis, epidemiology, and economics. He recently launched the “At the Margin” newsletter on Substack where he writes about issues at the intersection of economics, inequality and health equity.