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Is Eurozone accumulating a historic lag toward Asia in the COVID-19 context?

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  • Sapir, J.

    (HESS-Paris, Centre for the Study of Industrialization Pattern (CEMI), Paris, France
    Robert de Sorbon Centre, Paris, France)

Abstract

The COVID-19 epidemic has shaken the world and affected the global economy. Coming from China, this epidemic has hit different countries in a close succession. Western Europe and the Eurozone were severely hit by the pandemy. The so-called "2nd wave" is creating havoc even in the countries that had quite well managed before - during the 1st wave of Spring 2020. Even with the vaccine, it is quite probable that economic recovery will be postponed to 2022-2023. Would the Eurozone accumulate a historic lag compared to Asia in the pandemy context? Analyses done by the end of September 2020, that is before the 2nd epidemic wave struck Europa, were already showing that the EU and the Eurozone, as some other advanced economies, fared worse in that context. This 2nd wave would quite probably strengthen this lagging.

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  • Sapir, J., 2021. "Is Eurozone accumulating a historic lag toward Asia in the COVID-19 context?," Journal of the New Economic Association, New Economic Association, vol. 49(1), pages 192-203.
    • Handle: RePEc:nea:journl:y:2021:i:49:p:192-203
    DOI: 10.31737/2221-2264-2021-49-1-9
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    1. Jacques Sapir, 2021. "The Economic Shock of the Health Crisis in 2020: Comparing the Scale of Governments Support," Studies on Russian Economic Development, Springer, vol. 32(6), pages 579-592, November.

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    Keywords

    COVID-19 epidemic; 2nd wave; economic collapse; lock-down; economic cost; government support; EU countries;
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    JEL classification:

    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • E65 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Studies of Particular Policy Episodes
    • G33 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Bankruptcy; Liquidation
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search

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