Essays about: "economic shock"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 65 essays containing the words economic shock.

  1. 1. Is the level of development in a country a vital factor for coping with Covid-19?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Daniel Granat; [2021-07-02]
    Keywords : Covid-19; level of development; economic output; health expenditures; HDI; general health; economic shock; developing and developed countries;

    Abstract : Covid-19, the virus that dominated 2020 was first detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The virus has since then spread to all countries in the world and has resulted in devastating effects worldwide among developed as well as developing countries. READ MORE

  3. 2. Immigration and Regional Economic Developement: A case Study in post-World War Two Baden-Wüttemberg

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Valentin Bruckner; [2021]
    Keywords : immigration; refugees; economic growth; post-war Germany; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The thesis investigates how the inflow of ethnic Germans, into western Germany, influenced the sectoral development. During and after the Second World War Germany experienced a huge inflow of ethnic Germans who lived in eastern Europe before the War. READ MORE

  4. 3. Consumption Shifting, Working from Home, and the Hidden Losers of Infection Mitigation in Pandemic Times

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Adam J:son Lindh; Wilmer Niva Printz; [2021]
    Keywords : COVID-19; infinitely lived agents; heterogeneous agents; inequality;

    Abstract : We construct a heterogeneous agent model exploring the intersection of economic behavior and epidemiological risk during a pandemic. The model combines realistic infection dynamics with an economic block where utility maximizing agents shift behavior to avoid infection risk. READ MORE

  5. 4. Preparing for a pandemic - a theoretical perspective on the trade-offs of unconventional monetary policy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Carl Sandström; [2021]
    Keywords : DSGE; financial frictions; monetary policy; pandemic; Euro Area; probability of default; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe, unprecedented policy measures were implemented by central banks and governments to dampen the effect on the real economy. Alongside the spread of the pandemic, research regarding how to simulate similar effects of the virus on the real economy and how to formulate optimal policy began spreading at an equal pace. READ MORE

  6. 5. Spillover Effects of Forward Guidance Shocks: How ECB Communication Influences Economic Outcomes in Neighboring Economies

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Ingrid Löfman; [2021]
    Keywords : Forward Guidance; Monetary Policy Spillover Effects; Central Bank Communication; Exchange Rates; Fear of Floating;

    Abstract : With policy rates at the zero lower bound, the ECB is increasingly relying on forward guidance to stimulate the economy. In this thesis paper, I show that the ECB's communication has important effects on economic outcomes both inside and outside of the eurozone. READ MORE