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Understanding the COVID Economic Crisis: A Short- Run General Equilibrium Framework

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  • Agnirup Sarkar

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The article develops a static general equilibrium framework, in terms of which effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on output and employment of different sectors are analysed for a country like India where there are many regions, interregional migration and a large informal sector. In particular, three pandemic-induced shocks, namely, stoppage of interregional migration, supply bottlenecks and demand shrinkages are considered in a short-run set-up where prices and wages are rigid. It is shown that supply shocks in one region or sector generates binding demand constraints in others. Monetary transfer by the government increases employment and output. JEL Classifications: D5, E2

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  • Agnirup Sarkar, 2022. "Understanding the COVID Economic Crisis: A Short- Run General Equilibrium Framework," South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, , vol. 11(2), pages 217-245, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:smppub:v:11:y:2022:i:2:p:217-245
    DOI: 10.1177/22779787221097787
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    Keywords

    General equilibrium; macroeconomics; migration; pandemic;
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    JEL classification:

    • D5 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium
    • E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment

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