In April 2020, Oswald released a paper, jointly written with Nattavudh Powdthavee, on the idea that the young cohort of workers could be released first from the coronavirus crisis ‘lockdown’ of 2020.
ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti, ˈɑːswəld ɹᵻlˈiːst ɐ pˈeɪpɚ, dʒˈɔɪntli ɹˈɪʔn̩ wɪð nˈæɾɐvˌʌd pˈaʊdθɐvˌiː, ɔnðɪ aɪdˈiə ðætðə jˈʌŋ kˈoʊhɔːɹt ʌv wˈɜːkɚz kʊd biː ɹᵻlˈiːst fˈɜːst fɹʌmðə kˈɔːɹənˌævaɪɹəs kɹˈaɪsɪs lˈɑːkdaʊn ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti.