Discussion Paper

Global Real Economic Uncertainty and COVID-19


Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented disruptions in supply, demand, and productivity, which have had cataclysmic health, social, and economic implications across the globe. In this note, we explore the large increase in global real economic uncertainty observed during the pandemic as a channel that explains or magnifies the economic implications of COVID-19

https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.3045

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Provider: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Part of Series: FEDS Notes

Publication Date: 2022-02-18

Number: 2022-02-18-1