02239cas a2200349 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022158 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781557754264 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Deb, Pragyan. The Effects of Fiscal Measures During COVID-19 / Pragyan Deb, Davide Furceri, Jonathan Ostry, Nour Tawk. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021. 1 online resource (65 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper empirically examines the effects of fiscal policy measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a novel database of daily fiscal policy announcements-classified by type of fiscal measure-and high-frequency economic indicators for 52 countries from January 1 to December 31, 2020. The results suggest that fiscal policy announcements have been effective in stimulating economic activity, boosting confidence, and reducing unemployment, but their effect varies by type of measure and country characteristics. Emergency lifeline measures (which form the bulk of below-the-line measures) are more effective when containment policies are stringent, providing cashflow support to firms and households. Demand-support measures (which comprise most of above-the-line measures) are more effective when containment measures are relaxed. Mode of access: Internet Aggregate Human Capital imf Aggregate Labor Productivity imf Employment imf Intergenerational Income Distribution imf Unemployment imf Wages imf Furceri, Davide. Ostry, Jonathan. Tawk, Nour. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/262 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2021/262/001.2021.issue-262-en.xml IMF e-Library