A Review of Fiscal Policy Responses to COVID-19

A Review of Fiscal Policy Responses to COVID-19

Countries around the world adopted a wide range of fiscal measures in 2020 to mitigate the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the beginning of 2021, the outlook on the evolution of the pandemic remains uncertain. COVID-19 case...

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Main Authors: Lacey, Eric, Massad, Joseph, Utz, Robert
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
FISCAL POLICY RESPONSE
INTERVENTIONS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/396221624945597996/A-Review-of-Fiscal-Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19
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spelling okr-10986-359042021-07-15T05:10:56Z A Review of Fiscal Policy Responses to COVID-19 Lacey, Eric Massad, Joseph Utz, Robert CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE FISCAL POLICY RESPONSE INTERVENTIONS Countries around the world adopted a wide range of fiscal measures in 2020 to mitigate the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the beginning of 2021, the outlook on the evolution of the pandemic remains uncertain. COVID-19 cases are at high levels in many countries, but effective vaccines have been approved and are being rolled out. The occurrence of new variants of the virus that spread more easily and more quickly and that may be associated with an increased risk of death adds to the uncertainty as to how quickly the pandemic can be brought under control. 2021-07-14T18:45:23Z 2021-07-14T18:45:23Z 2021 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/396221624945597996/A-Review-of-Fiscal-Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35904 English Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Insight; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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topic CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
FISCAL POLICY RESPONSE
INTERVENTIONS
spellingShingle CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
FISCAL POLICY RESPONSE
INTERVENTIONS
Lacey, Eric
Massad, Joseph
Utz, Robert
A Review of Fiscal Policy Responses to COVID-19
relation Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Insight;
description Countries around the world adopted a wide range of fiscal measures in 2020 to mitigate the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the beginning of 2021, the outlook on the evolution of the pandemic remains uncertain. COVID-19 cases are at high levels in many countries, but effective vaccines have been approved and are being rolled out. The occurrence of new variants of the virus that spread more easily and more quickly and that may be associated with an increased risk of death adds to the uncertainty as to how quickly the pandemic can be brought under control.
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author Lacey, Eric
Massad, Joseph
Utz, Robert
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Massad, Joseph
Utz, Robert
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title A Review of Fiscal Policy Responses to COVID-19
title_short A Review of Fiscal Policy Responses to COVID-19
title_full A Review of Fiscal Policy Responses to COVID-19
title_fullStr A Review of Fiscal Policy Responses to COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed A Review of Fiscal Policy Responses to COVID-19
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publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
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url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/396221624945597996/A-Review-of-Fiscal-Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19
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