The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic threatens to plunge the global economy into a recession or worse. PIIE scholars assess the economic outlook, possible approaches to reverse the downturn, and the factors—including trade protection—that have worsened the situation.
Daron Acemoglu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Thorsten Beck (Florence School of Banking and Finance, EUI; CEPR), Maurice Obstfeld (PIIE) and Yung Chul Park (Korea University)
Sean Hagan (PIIE), José Garrido (International Monetary Fund), Emanuel Kopp (International Monetary Fund), Patrick Honohan (PIIE) and Kristine Høegh-Omdal (Norwegian Ministry of Finance)
Prospects of the global economy after Covid-19
Daron Acemoglu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Thorsten Beck (Florence School of Banking and Finance, EUI; CEPR), Maurice Obstfeld (PIIE) and Yung Chul Park (Korea University)