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Pandemic trade : Covid-19, remote work and global value chains
Espitia, Alvaro; Mattoo, Aaditya; Rocha, Nadia; Ruta, … - 2021
remote work contracted less throughout the pandemic. Importantly, participation in global value chains increased traders …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012434704
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Global corporate stress tests : impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and policy responses
Tressel, Thierry; Ding, Xiaodan - 2021
Corporate sector vulnerabilities have been a central policy topic since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, we analyze some 17,000 publicly listed firms in a sample of 24 countries, and assess their ability to withstand shocks induced by the pandemic to their liquidity, viability...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012605125
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The sooner, the better : the early economic impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli; Lokshin, Michael; Torre, Iván - 2020
The size of the economic shocks triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of the associated non-pharmaceutical interventions have not been fully assessed, because the official economic indicators have not been published. This paper provides estimates of the economic impacts of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241218
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Which firms benefit from corporate QE during the COVID-19 crisis? : the case of the ECB’s Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program
Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli; Horváth, Bálint; Huizinga, Harry - 2020
Using an event study methodology, this paper examines how European firms have been affected by the announcement of the European Central Bank's Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP). Firms with an investment grade rating benefit relatively more, as evidenced by higher share prices and lower...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012297203
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Tracking the economic impact of COVID-19 and mitigation policies in Europe and the United States
Chen, Sophia; Igan, Deniz; Pierri, Nicola; Presbitero, … - 2020
We use high-frequency indicators to analyze the economic impact of COVID-19 in Europe and the United States during the early phase of the pandemic. We document that European countries and U.S. states that experienced larger outbreaks also suffered larger economic losses. We also find that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012299321
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Opening-up trajectories and economic recovery : lessons after the first wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli; Lokshin, Michael; Torre, Iván - 2020
This paper analyzes the reopening process of countries in Europe and Central Asia after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and provides evidence on the effects of different reopening trajectories and their timing and speed on economic recovery. The analysis indicates that countries that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012434406
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Do immigrants push natives towards safer jobs? : exposure to COVID-19 in the European Union
Bossavie, Laurent; Garrote Sanchez, Daniel; Makovec, Mattia - 2020
This paper assesses the impact of immigration to Western Europe on the exposure of native-born workers to economic and health risks created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using various measures of occupational risks, it first shows that immigrant workers, especially those coming from lower-income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012434618
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Global Risks and Collective Action Failures : What Can the International Community Do?
Otker-Robe, Inci - 2014
Abstract What do climate change, global financial crises, pandemics, and fragility and conflict have in common? They … are all examples of global risks that can cross geographical and generational boundaries and whose mismanagement can … reverse gains in development and jeopardize the well-being of generations. Managing risks such as these becomes a global …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014411688
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Monitoring the climate impact of fiscal policy : lessons from tracking the COVID-19 response
Eltokhy, Khaled; Funke, Katja; Huang, Guohua; Kim, Yujin; … - 2021
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, governments around the world announced unprecedented fiscal packages to address the … international organizations attempted to assess the "greenness" of the fiscal policy response of the world's largest economies. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012796277
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Thresholds in the process of international financial integration
Kose, M. Ayhan; Prasad, Eswar S.; Taylor, Ashley D. - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003918626