Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses
Editor
- Sumit Agarwal(National University of Singapore, Singapore)Zhiguo He(University of Chicago, USA)Bernard Yeung(National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Abstract
On March 12th 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) declared the spreading of the new virus, 2019-nCoV, a pandemic. In Asia, the virus, more commonly referred to as COVID-19, has been spreading since the end of December. To contain the public health threat, almost all countries enforced a variety of measures, including lockdowns, to minimize face-to-face human interactions between the infected and the susceptible.Individual chapters are listed in the "Chapters" tab
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- Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), 2021. "Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses," World Scientific Books, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., number 12072, October.
Handle: RePEc:wsi:wsbook:12072
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Book Chapters
The following chapters of this book are listed in IDEAS- Qin Chen & Zhiguo He & Chang-Tai Hsieh & Zheng (Michael) Song, 2021. "Economic Effects of Lockdown in China," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 1, pages 3-10, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Wenlan Qian, 2021. "A First Look at China’s Consumption After Coronavirus," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 2, pages 11-15, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Hanming Fang, 2021. "Public Policy Tools to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic: Health Versus Economy," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 3, pages 17-18, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Kairong Xiao, 2021. "Saving Lives Versus Saving Livelihoods: Can Big Data Technology Solve the Pandemic Dilemma?," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 4, pages 19-24, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Harrison Hong & Neng Wang & Jinqiang Yang, 2021. "Mitigating COVID-19 Risks to Sustain Growth," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 5, pages 25-32, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Yi Huang & Chen Lin & Pengfei Wang & Zhiwei Xu, 2021. "Pandemic and Panic: Government as the Supplier of Last Resort," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 6, pages 33-43, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Hanming Fang, 2021. "Six Lessons for Public Health in the Fight Against COVID-19," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 7, pages 47-49, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Keyang Li & Yu Qin & Jing Wu & Jubo Yan, 2021. "Containing the Virus or Reviving the Economy? Survey from China Provides an Answer," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 8, pages 51-54, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Zhiguo He & Bibo Liu, 2021. "Dealing With a Liquidity Crisis: Economic and Financial Policies in China During the Coronavirus Outbreak," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 9, pages 55-63, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Deborah Lucas, 2021. "Policy Rx for the Economy: Cash or Credit?," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 10, pages 65-69, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Joseph Cherian & Bernard Yeung, 2021. "The State as Insurer of Last Resort," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 11, pages 71-77, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Danny Quah, 2021. "Singapore’s Policy Response to COVID-19," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 12, pages 79-88, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Weina Zhang & Ruth Tan, 2021. "Singapore’s Coordinated Battle Against the Pandemic," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 13, pages 89-95, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Shang-Jin Wei, 2021. "Ten Keys in Beating Back COVID-19 and the Associated Economic Pandemic," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 14, pages 97-103, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Xiao Ji & Mengyu Wang & Hong Zhang, 2021. "Heuristics in Policymaking: It’s Time to Figure Out What Drives Policy Uncertainty," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 15, pages 105-112, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Yueran Ma, 2021. "What Comes to Mind: Some Reflections on COVID-19," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 16, pages 113-119, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Cyn-Young Park & Peter Rosenkranz, 2021. "The COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes Asian Banks’ Vulnerability to US Dollar Funding," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 17, pages 123-130, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Bert Hofman, 2021. "The Impact of COVID-19 on Asia and the Future of Global Supply Chains," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 18, pages 131-139, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Davin Chor, 2021. "International Trade Has Suffered a One-Two Punch: Can It Recover After COVID-19?," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 19, pages 141-145, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Ben Charoenwong, 2021. "COVID-19 in the Global Production Network," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 20, pages 147-149, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Hanming Fang & Bernard Yeung, 2021. "Post–COVID-19 Reconfiguration of the Global Value Chains and China," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 21, pages 151-156, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Danny Quah, 2021. "Post–COVID-19, How Will We Be Better?," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sumit Agarwal & Zhiguo He & Bernard Yeung (ed.), Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, chapter 22, pages 159-166, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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Keywords
COVID-19; Pandemic; Coronavirus; Lockdowns; Supply Shock; Demand Shock; Financial Distress; Global Value Chain; Global Supply Chains; Public Policy; International Trade; Debt; Post-COVID-19; Liquidity Crisis; International Trade; Policy Response; Policy Uncertainty; Public Health; Big Data; Pandemic Dilemma;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- F02 - International Economics - - General - - - International Economic Order and Integration
- F4 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
- H12 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Crisis Management
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