Health and Socio-economic Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Government Responses and Recovery

Linh Tu Ho and Christopher Gan

Chapter 1 in Financial Transformations Beyond the COVID-19 Health Crisis, 2022, pp 3-43 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: This chapter explores government responses to rebuild their economies post COVID-19. First, the chapter briefly reviews the background of the virus outbreak and its consequences that led to unprecedented actions of governments. Second, the chapter analyses the government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic to overcome the health–social–economic crisis in 129 countries from Africa (27), America (23), Asia (27), Europe (48), and Oceania (4). Next, the time-dependent expectations in rebuilding the economies are discussed. The chapter concludes with takeaway messages to address an uncertain future.

Keywords: COVID19; Pandemic; Pandemic Outbreak; Health Crisis; Economics; Macroeconomics; Finance; Sustainable Finance; Financial Crisis; Financial Integration; Economic Integration; Global Financial Crisis; Financial Institutions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Board of Directors; ESG; Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainable Finance; Stock Markets; Financial Markets; Stock Market Behaviour; Firm Liquidity; Emerging Markets; China; Financial Institutions; Money; Banks; Banking System; Banking Sector; Business Groups; Resilience; Safe Heaven; Gold; Oil; Peer-to-Peer Lending Market; Foreign Trading; Stock Market Volatility; Extreme Events (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F4 F62 G15 G17 G3 O16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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