Which is more dangerous, shutting down the world economy or the virus?

Question

There is a lot of hardships due to the economic shutdown to be sure, but these hardships could also cause an increase in death rates because of shortages and people losing their jobs and not having access to food and medicine. Is it possible that the cure (shutting everything down) will actually cause more damage than the disease? Does anyone know of studies or research in this area ?

generalpass · Accepted Answer

Since the focus is exclusively on the virus, whatever the economic outcome we will just have to learn through discovery, apparently.
The enforcement here in the SF Bay Area was written and published by the health department bureaucrats without even some semblance of economic consideration.
It seems like if you attempt to bring up what you are asking about, most responses suggest to me that "compared to what" critical thinking analyses are not what people are concerned with.