Britain Fears a 3rd COVID-19 Wave
Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed for National Danish Radio’s Orientation programme about the impending easing of restrictions in the U.K. Read More>>
Published on - Friday 4th June 2021
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Vaccine Roll Out and Post-Covid-19 Recovery
Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was interviewed by BBC Scotland News for their COVID-19 Special. Read More>>
Published on - Monday 24th May 2021
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Indirect Costs of the UK’s Furlough Scheme
Dr. Christopher Rauh was interviewed on "Wake up to Money" on "BBC Radio 5 Live" where he discussed the indirect costs to the economy of the furlough scheme from people staying at home and preventing the economy from adapting to the new normal. He also compared job retention schemes in other countries to the UK's furlough scheme. Starts at 42.20.
Published on - Thursday 29th October 2020
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China's Economic Recovery Gains Momentum
China's economy is picking up steam as the country continues to steadily recover from the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The world's second largest economy expanded 4.9% in the July-to-September quarter compared to a year ago, according to new Chinese government statistics. It's a V shaped recovery, according to Dr. Meredith Crowley. She was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, and said retails sales are up, but only by 3.2%. However, the worry is that the virus could come back, and that would slow down China's economy again.
Published on - Monday 19th October 2020
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The Economics of a Green Recovery
Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes took part in the second of Centre for Science and Policy's (CSaP) Science, Policy & a Green Recovery Podcasts. Dr Mohaddes spoke about his two papers "A Counterfactual Economic Analysis of COVID-19 Using a Threshold Augmented Multi-Country Model" and "Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change: A Cross-Country Analysis".
Published on - Monday 19th October 2020
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Public Investment for the Recovery Seminar
The Centre for Economic Policy Research, the Graduate Institute, Geneva and the International Monetary Fund are hosting an online seminar with Professor Giancarlo Corsetti Raphael Espinoza (IMF) and Beatrice Weder di Mauro (CEPR) on Wendesday 21st October 2020, from 1.30pm. The panel will be discussing the October 2020 chapter of the IMF's Fiscal Monitor Report. Register your interest on CEPR event page.
Published on - Wednesday 14th October 2020
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