| Title: | Africa Pulse : Assessing the economic impact of covid-19 and policy responses in sub-Saharan Africa |
| Authors: | Albert G. Zeufack, Author ; Cesar Calderon, Author |
| Publisher: | Washington : World Bank, 2020 |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-1-4648-1568-3 |
| Size: | 124 p. |
| Languages: | English |
| Descriptors: |
[Eurovoc] ECONOMICS > economic analysis > economic analysis > economic consequence [Eurovoc] FINANCE > taxation > fiscal policy [Eurovoc] GEOGRAPHY > Africa > sub-Saharan Africa |
| Contents note: |
Policy Response to COVID-19
Assessing the Economic Impact of COVID-19 on African Economies: Our Methodology SECTION 1: RECENT TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS 1.1 Global trends 1.2. COVID-19 and Economic Activity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Channels of Transmission and the Initial Policy Space 1.3 Impact of COVID-19 on the Near-Term Outlook 1.4. The Impact of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: A CGE Model Simulation 1.5. Policy Response: Why Copycat May Not Work in Sub-Saharan Africa Designing Policies to Fight COVID-19: It Is Mostly Fiscal! We Are in This Together: The Role of the International Community Thinking Ahead: Sowing the Seeds of Future Resilience of African Economies SECTION 2: FINDING THE FISCAL SPACE TO FIGHT COVID-19 AMID HEIGHTENED PUBLIC DEBT VULNERABILITIES |
| Link for e-copy: | https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/33541/9781464815683.pdf?sequence=12&isAllowed=y |
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