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