The Sooner (and the Smarter), the Better: COVID-19 Containment Measures and Fiscal Responses
IMF Working Papers, March 5, 2021
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- Authors: Amr Hosny
- Published: March 5, 2021
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513571638.001
Summary findings
- The paper finds empirical evidence that faster and smarter containment measures were associated with lower fiscal responses to the COVID-19 shock.
- Initial conditions were important in shaping the amount and design of the COVID-19 fiscal response; specifically cited factors include fiscal space, income, health preparedness, and budget transparency.
Key variables and concepts analyzed
- Containment measures and indices: containment measure, containment measures, containment health indices, OxCGRT containment, health index, ATL health specification.
- Fiscal response measures: fiscal measures, Fiscal performance assessment, Fiscal policy, Fiscal space.
- Contextual and regional terms: COVID-19, Global, Income, Middle East and Central Asia, Western Hemisphere.
Publication metadata and access
- Author: Amr Hosny
- Publication date: March 5, 2021
- Series: Working Paper No. 2021/065
- Volume: 2021
- Issue: 065
- Pages: 23
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513571638.001
- Stock No: WPIEA2021065
- ISBN: 9781513571638
- ISSN: 1018-5941
Notes on publication type and intent
- Publication type: IMF Working Papers
- Disclaimer: IMF Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to encourage debate. The views expressed in IMF Working Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.
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