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In this video, I am discussing the concept of the collective action problem and why Covid-19 is a fitting example. This concept of game theory explains why individuals struggle to cooperate even in situations where a joint action would produce the best outcome for the group. The video further discusses the socio-political factors determining the lethality of epidemics.

Learning Outcomes
What is a collective action problem
Why Covid-19 is a collective action problem
The factors influencing the lethality of the epidemic

Timestamps
00:32 The collective action problem
01:04 Covid-19 as the problem of collective action
02:00 Example 1: Italy
02:48 Example 2: USA
03:22 Culture affecting the managing of the crisis
03:38 Democracies fare better than autocracies in managing the crisis?
04:21 The socio-political factors determining the mortality of epidemics
04:51 Conclusion
05:28 Curiosity of the day

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References
The definition of the collective action problem in Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/coll...

The featured article on Giuseppe Conte: https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.c...

The featured article on the growing populist oppositions in Italy: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-...

The featured video on Donald Trump suggesting bleach injection:    • President Trump Suggests ‘Injecting’ Disin...  

Japanese have worn masks at least from the 1950s: https://www.voanews.com/science-healt...

The featured article of Mauro Guillen can be read extensively in its popularised version from this website: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/a...

David Hume’s 1740 “A Treatise of Human Nature”: https://oll.libertyfund.org/title/big...

Acknowledgments
The thumbnail is a picture by Markus Spiske from Pexels, check him here: https://www.pexels.com/it-it/@markuss...
The picture of the virus used for a large part of the video is from Pexels, thanks to its author CDC: https://www.pexels.com/it-it/@cdc-lib...

Also the intro has been realized with footage from Pexels.
Kelly Lacy: https://www.pexels.com/it-it/@kelly-l...
Tetsuaki Baba: https://www.pexels.com/it-it/@tetsuak...
Cottonbro: https://www.pexels.com/it-it/@cottonbro