Review of “Economics in the Time of COVID-19”1 by Baldwin and Mauro

Mirjalili, Seyed hossein (2021): Review of “Economics in the Time of COVID-19”1 by Baldwin and Mauro. Published in: IRANIAN REVIEW OF ECONOMIC STUDIES , Vol. 1, No. 1 (April 2021): pp. 115-123.

Abstract

This review provides an assessment of the collection of contributions on the economic issues of COVID-19. The paper focused on the structure of the book and chapters‟ content, quality of the publication, missing topics, predictions, and the pandemic effects on poverty and inequality. As the book is written during the initial stages of the pandemic, it does not contain the digital economy, cryptocurrency, health economics issues, sovereign debt, and resilience. The book is a useful text for graduate students in Economics and illuminating for economic policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Pandemic economics, Covid-19, Economic impacts, Economic policy
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics > A29 - Other; H - Public Economics > H4 - Publicly Provided Goods

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