A Literature Review of the Economics of COVID-19

Abel Brodeur, Suraiya Bhuyian, Anik Islam and David Gray
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Suraiya Bhuyian: Department of Economics, University of Ottawa
Anik Islam: Department of Economics, University of Ottawa

No 2103E, Working Papers from University of Ottawa, Department of Economics

Abstract: The goal of this piece is to survey the developing and rapidly growing literature on the economic consequences of COVID-19 and the governmental responses, and to synthetize the insights emerging from a very large number of studies. This survey: (i) provides an overview of the data sets and the techniques employed to measure social distancing and COVID-19 cases and deaths; (ii) reviews the literature on the determinants of compliance with and the effectiveness of social distancing; (iii) the macroeconomic and financial impacts, including the modelling of plausible mechanisms; (iv) summarizes the literature on the socio-economic consequences of COVID-19, focusing on those aspects related to labor, health, gender, discrimination, and the environment, and v) summarizes the literature on public policy responses.

Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; employment; lockdowns. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E00 I15 I18 J20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 pages
Date: 2021
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Journal Article: A literature review of the economics of COVID‐19 (2021)
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