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Michael Hüther and Hubertus Bardt External Publication 16. April 2020 An Economic Policy Exit Strategy from the Corona Lockdown

The fight against the coronavirus pandemic has led to an insulation of social and economic life and will have considerable economic consequences. Important areas of the industry and service sectors were partially or completely shutdown.

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An Economic Policy Exit Strategy from the Corona Lockdown
Michael Hüther and Hubertus Bardt External Publication 16. April 2020

An Economic Policy Exit Strategy from the Corona Lockdown

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German Economic Institute (IW) German Economic Institute (IW)

The fight against the coronavirus pandemic has led to an insulation of social and economic life and will have considerable economic consequences. Important areas of the industry and service sectors were partially or completely shutdown.

A resumption of activity should happen as soon as possible, once the medical pre-conditions have been established and are met. This requires a clear exit strategy and following several steps to return to previous welfare and growth data levels. After securing survival during this crisis via various liquidity lines and bridging loans, the economy’s restart requires the relaunch of public infrastructure, especially of schools and kindergartens. To facilitate a coordinated and synchronised restart of complex industrial value chains, we need clear signals on a planned schedule. A tax policy driven departure signal and a demandside focused growth programme could make an important contribution to a new economic dynamic after the crisis.

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An Economic Policy Exit Strategy from the Corona Lockdown
Michael Hüther and Hubertus Bardt External Publication 16. April 2020

Michael Hüther and Hubertus Bardt: An Economic Policy Exit Strategy from the Corona Lockdown

Article in Wirtschaftsdienst

German Economic Institute (IW) German Economic Institute (IW)

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Patrizio Vanella / Arthur L. Greil / Philipp Deschermeier External Publication 31. January 2023

Fertility Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Developed Countries: On Pre-pandemic Fertility Forecasts

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of our lives. Among other outcomes, the academic literature and popular media both discuss the potential effects of the pandemic on fertility. As fertility is an important determinant of population development and ...

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Hubertus Bardt / Klaus-Heiner Röhl / Christian Rusche in The Economists' Voice External Publication 21. June 2022

Subsidizing Semiconductor Production for a Strategically Autonomous European Union?

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vulnerability of international supply chains and the dependency of the economy of the European Union (EU) on goods from non-EU countries. The scarcity of microchips that has persisted since the COVID lockdowns has laid ...

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