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The economic impacts of COVID‐19 in Brazil based on an interregional CGE approach

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  • Alexandre A. Porsse
  • Kênia B. de Souza
  • Terciane S. Carvalho
  • Vinícius A. Vale

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This study projects the economic impacts of COVID‐19 outbreak on the Brazilian economy using a dynamic interregional computable general equilibrium model. We considered two scenarios. The first scenario has two channels of transmission over the economic system: a negative shock of labour supply due to the rates of morbidity and mortality caused by the pandemic, and a temporary shutdown of nonessential economic activities. The second scenario adds to the first the effects of the government fiscal package adopted to counteract the effects of COVID‐19 on the economy. Furthermore, in both scenarios, a sensitive analysis related to the temporality of the shutdown is considered by assuming 3 and 6 months of shutdown. The results indicate a reduction of 3.78% in the national GDP growth rate in Scenario 1 and a reduction of 0.48% in Scenario 2, in 2020, with 3 months of shutdown. With 6 months, the reduction would be greater, 10.90% and 7.64% in Scenarios 1 and 2, respectively. Thus, the government fiscal stimulus considered in this study partially mitigates the reduction in GDP projected under the COVID‐19 outbreak. The study also presents sectoral projections at the national and state levels. The estimates indicate reductions in the GDP of most of Brazilian states in both scenarios. Este estudio pronostica los impactos económicos de COVID‐19 en la economía brasileña mediante el uso de un modelo dinámico interregional de equilibrio general computable. Se consideraron dos escenarios. El primer escenario tiene dos canales de transmisión sobre el sistema económico: una conmoción negativa de la oferta de mano de obra debido a las tasas de morbilidad y mortalidad causadas por la pandemia, y un cierre temporal de las actividades económicas no esenciales. El segundo escenario añade al primero los efectos del paquete fiscal del gobierno adoptado para contrarrestar los efectos de COVID‐19 en la economía. Además, en ambos escenarios se tiene en cuenta un análisis de sensibilidad relacionado con la temporalidad del cierre, el cual asume 3 y 6 meses de cierre. Con 3 meses de cierre, los resultados indican para 2020 una reducción del 3,78% en la tasa de crecimiento del PIB nacional en el Escenario 1 y una reducción del 0,48% en el Escenario 2. Con 6 meses, la reducción sería mayor, del 10,90% y el 7,64% en los Escenarios 1 y 2, respectivamente. Por tanto, el estímulo fiscal del gobierno considerado en este estudio mitiga parcialmente la reducción del PIB proyectada en el marco de la pandemia de COVID‐19. El estudio también presenta proyecciones por sector a nivel nacional y estatal. Las estimaciones indican reducciones en el PIB de la mayoría de los estados brasileños en ambos escenarios. 本研究では、計算可能な多地域動学的一般均衡モデルを用いて、 COVID‐19アウトブレイクのブラジル経済に対する経済的影響を予測する。本稿では2つのシナリオを検討する。第1のシナリオには、経済システム全体に波及する2つの経路がある。すなわち、パンデミックによる罹病率と死亡率による労働供給に対するマイナスのショックと、不必要な経済活動の一時的な停止である。第2のシナリオは、COVID‐19の経済への影響を阻害するために採用された政府の財政パッケージの影響を第1のシナリオに加えたものである。さらに、3ヶ月と6ヶ月の操業停止を仮定して、操業停止の時間性に関連する感度分析を両シナリオにおいて考慮した。その結果、操業停止期間が3ヶ月の場合で2020年の国内GDPの成長率は、シナリオ1では3.78%、シナリオ2では0.48%低下し、操業停止期間が6ヶ月の場合、低下率はシナリオ1とシナリオ2でそれぞれ10.90%と7.64%とさらに悪化した。このように、本研究で検討した政府による財政刺激は、 COVID‐19発生の下で予測されるGDPの低下を部分的に緩和する。また、国および州レベルでの部門別の予測も行った。両シナリオとも、ブラジルのほとんどの州のGDPが減少する。

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  • Alexandre A. Porsse & Kênia B. de Souza & Terciane S. Carvalho & Vinícius A. Vale, 2020. "The economic impacts of COVID‐19 in Brazil based on an interregional CGE approach," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 12(6), pages 1105-1121, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:rgscpp:v:12:y:2020:i:6:p:1105-1121
    DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12354
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