Editorial introduction: How has the pandemic hit the Spanish economy and what should governments do?

Camacho M. ; Gadea M. D. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: In 2020, the world was suddenly hit by the most severe global pandemic in a century due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), first detected in late 2019. Beyond the health and human tragedy of the disease, the pandemic triggered the most serious global economic crisis since Second World War in terms of speed and intensity. To mitigate the propagation of the virus, governments around the world implemented unprecedented protective strategies, such as restrictions on movement and travel, recurrent population lockdowns and social distancing imposed in shops, eateries, public transport, schools and cultural activities. As a result, hospitality and travel industry has collapsed; businesses have closed, unemployment has skyrocketed, the inequalities in our societies have been exposed; and social isolation has been widely imposed worldwide, which plunged most major economies into recession...

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1108/AEA-04-2021-166

Año: 2021

Publicado en: Applied Economic Analysis 29, 85 (2021), 1-3
ISSN: 2632-7627

Originalmente disponible en: Texto completo de la revista

Factor impacto JCR: 1.042 (2021)

Categ. JCR: ECONOMICS rank: 316 / 382 = 0.827 (2021) - Q4 - T3

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 1.2 - Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Q3)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.333 - Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) (Q2)

Tipo y forma: (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Economía Aplicada (Dpto. Economía Aplicada)