Assessing the Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Virus Under Alternative Scenarios
The COVID-19 virus continues to spread and the economic damage is mounting.
The trajectory of COVID-19 is highly uncertain. Variables include how long it will take for the virus to play out, how many people will be infected, how many will die, and whether the virus will spread in a significant way outside of China. In this webinar, we assess the global macroeconomic impact of two scenarios, although others, each darker than the next, cannot be ruled out.
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