Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/256874 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
PIDS Discussion Paper Series No. 2021-39
Publisher: 
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Quezon City
Abstract: 
The Philippines entered its deepest recession in post-war history in 2020, with output declining by 9.6 percent. Coming up with a strategy on how to best manage the economy and deal with the fallout of the public health shock, especially on the weaker segments of society, became the biggest challenge of the country's economic policymakers. This chapter/paper looks more closely at that episode, dissecting the macroeconomic impact of the coronavirus, viewing it up close through its impact on households and firms, and then chronicling and reviewing the macroeconomic policy responses of government. It ends by summarizing the lessons to carry and the options on the path forward - for the near future - as the country continues to struggle with the pandemic, and for when it enters a more normalized (post-pandemic) world.
Subjects: 
COVID-19 pandemic
public health shock
macroeconomic impact
macroeconomic policy response
Philippine economy
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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