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Economic policies in a pandemic

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  • Kireyev, A.

    (International Monetary Fund, Washington, USA)

  • Ferrer, J.

    (International Monetary Fund, Washington, USA)

Abstract

What economic policy space does a country have to respond to a crisis provoked by the Covid-19 pandemic? To assess this space, the article calculates the nominal policy space index as a sum of each country's fiscal space, monetary space, and reserve space. This nominal policy space is then adjusted for institutional features of individual countries to derive the effective policy space index. By way of illustration, the article applies the index to the Covid-19 crisis. It finds that at least 95 countries (about 11 percent of global GDP and 23 percent of population) have no or very limited policy space and may require emergency assistance.

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  • Kireyev, A. & Ferrer, J., 2021. "Economic policies in a pandemic," Journal of the New Economic Association, New Economic Association, vol. 49(1), pages 185-192.
    • Handle: RePEc:nea:journl:y:2021:i:49:p:185-192
    DOI: 10.31737/2221-2264-2021-49-1-8
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    Keywords

    policy space; fiscal space; debt sustainability; foreign reserves; public debt; market access;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
    • F01 - International Economics - - General - - - Global Outlook
    • F42 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - International Policy Coordination and Transmission
    • H12 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Crisis Management

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