Will the Economic Impact of COVID-19 Persist? : Prognosis from 21st Century Pandemics /

COVID-19 has had a disruptive economic impact in 2020, but how long its impact will persist remains unclear. We offer a prognosis based on an analysis of the effects of five previous major epidemics in this century. We find that these pandemics led to significant and persistent reductions in disposa...

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Main Author: Emmerling, Johannes
Other Authors: Furceri, Davide, Libano Monteiro, Francisco, Loungani, Prakash
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/119
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