Amadou Sy – Economic Impact of the Ebola Virus

Nearly 2,000 people have by killed by the Ebola virus since the most recent outbreak began earlier this year in Guinea and spread to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria. The human toll of the epidemic is evident. But with borders shutting down and trade impeded, the economic impact is also growing throughout Africa. Amadou Sy, senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution in Washington, joins us with an update.