The Sooner (and the Smarter), the Better : COVID-19 Containment Measures and Fiscal Responses /

This paper finds empirical evidence that faster and smarter containment measures were associated with lower fiscal responses to the COVID-19 shock. We also find that initial conditions, such as fiscal space, income, health preparedness and budget transparency were important in shaping the amount and...

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Auteur principal: Hosny, Amr
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/065
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF