Singapore’s Policy Response to COVID-19

Danny Quah

Chapter 12 in Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Economies and Policy Responses, 2021, pp 79-88 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: This chapter describes Singapore’s economic policy response to the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak. Although the core interest in this discussion is economic, two companion attributes in the suite of Singapore’s policies feature prominently. The first concerns trust in political leadership; the second, confidence in technical competence and scientific expertise…

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 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F02 F4 H12 I15 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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