COVID-Economics Links (May 7) ~ Antonio Fatas on the Global Economy

Blogs, Opinions and Academic papers

• COVID-19 lockdowns have increased support for incumbents, trust in government, and satisfaction with democracy – Blais, Bol, Giani and Loewen  (VoxEU)
• Germany’s Judges Declare War on the ECB – Willem H Buiter
• The value of social distancing is not equally distributed – Barnett-Howell and Mobarak (VoxEU)
• The Threat of Enfeebled Great Powers – Arvind Subramanian (PS)
• Will COVID-19 fiscal recovery packages accelerate or retard progress on climate change? – Hepburn, O’Callaghan, Stern, Stiglitz and Zenghelis 
• Fiscal Policies for the Recovery from COVID-19 – Gaspar,  Lam, and Raissi (IMF)
• Covid Economics: Vetted and Real-Time Papers, Issue 14 – CEPR
• Global medical trade in the time of the coronavirus pandemic – Kimberly A. Clausing (Equitable Growth)
• The Cost of the COVID-19 Crisis: Lockdowns, Macroeconomic Expectations, and Consumer Spending – Coibion, Gorodnichenko and Weber (SSRN)
• Here’s How Covid-19 Is Boosting Monopolization and Market Power – Matt Stoller (ProMarket)
• China’s economy after COVID-19 – Audio (Bruegel)
• Reopening Malaysia’s economy in a new normal – Smita Kuriakose (World Bank)
• How Severe Is the “Great Lockdown” Expected to Be? – Enrique Martinez Garcia (EconBrowser)

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