1. The Great Lockdown: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Global Economy
- Author:
- Damian Wnukowski and Marek Wasinski
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Polish Institute of International Affairs
- Abstract:
- The coronavirus pandemic and efforts to suppress it (the Great Lockdown) will lead to the collapse of the global economy. In the short term, the reduction in production and consumption in the countries most affected by the pandemic will lead to a global recession. In the long run, the crisis may result in a partial retreat from globalisation, higher indebtedness, and narrowing the differences in economic potential between the EU and the U.S., and China. A positive side effect may be the acceleration of the development of the digital economy, including the services market.
- Topic:
- European Union, Economy, Global Financial Crisis, Coronavirus, and Pandemic
- Political Geography:
- China, Europe, North America, Global Focus, and United States of America