Governments' accounts and pandemics

Purpose – Early evidence suggests that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused a sharp deterioration in fiscal accounts worldwide. This paper empirically assesses the fiscal impact of previous pandemics and epidemics. Design/methodology/approach – Using a large sample of 170 countries from 2000 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: João Tovar Jalles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2023-08-01
Series:Journal of Economics and Development
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Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JED-07-2022-0125/full/pdf