Record Global GDP Contraction Indicative of COVID-19’s Cross-Country Effect

Abigail Boatwright and Mark Wynne

Dallas Fed Economics from Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Abstract: A number of studies have shown that individual households and businesses voluntarily scaling back social interactions as they learned about the risks associated with COVID-19 have probably played a more important role in damping economic activity than government mandates.

Keywords: COVID-19; Economic Conditions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-10-06
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