We present a Simple SIR Macro Model to study the economic impact of an epidemic in a model were agent types are … planner cannot differentiate between agent types). We find that decentralized economy produces an endogenous lockdown in which … economic activity decreases. We find that the decentralized economy will begin its lockdown sooner than what the optimal policy …

of new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We focus on monetary, microprudential and macroprudential policies designed …

The coronavirus pandemic triggered strong political action across Europe. Mandatory restrictions to increase social … lockdown policy on the excess death rate was at best limited, while the economic costs were significant. The Swedish policy of … those countries that pursued more stringent lockdown policies. While we make no claims of presenting a comprehensive study …