Central America and the pandemic: macroeconomic policy challenges

This article has a twofold purpose: to describe the social and economic situation in the countries of the Central American subregion prior to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and to provide a comparative analysis of the macroeconomic policies introduced by the governments of these coun...

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spelling oai-11362-469382021-06-01T13:57:36Z Central America and the pandemic: macroeconomic policy challenges Moreno Brid, Juan Carlos Morales López, Rodrigo Alfonso COVID-19 VIRUS EPIDEMIAS ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS MACROECONOMIA POLITICA FISCAL POLITICA MONETARIA PRODUCTO INTERNO BRUTO EXPORTACIONES TURISMO REMESAS POBREZA COOPERACION REGIONAL DESARROLLO ECONOMICO COVID-19 VIRUSES EPIDEMICS ECONOMIC ASPECTS MACROECONOMICS FISCAL POLICY MONETARY POLICY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT EXPORTS TOURISM REMITTANCES POVERTY REGIONAL COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT This article has a twofold purpose: to describe the social and economic situation in the countries of the Central American subregion prior to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and to provide a comparative analysis of the macroeconomic policies introduced by the governments of these countries in response to this health crisis. As a central part of that analysis, it looks at the main structural policy challenges for the enhancement of social protection and reactivation of production activity and employment to be met by these countries during and after the pandemic. The need for a national compact around a new development agenda is explored, with special emphasis on external elements that should be coupled with national policies, such as regional coordination, international cooperation and finance, and a restructuring of financial and lending institutions. 2021-05-31T22:47:06Z 2021-05-31T22:47:06Z 2020-12-31 Texto Sección o Parte de un Documento https://hdl.handle.net/11362/46938 LC/PUB.2021/4-P 15 en CEPAL Review - Special issue CEPAL Review 132 .pdf application/pdf AMERICA CENTRAL CENTRAL AMERICA
institution Cepal
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language English
topic COVID-19
VIRUS
EPIDEMIAS
ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
MACROECONOMIA
POLITICA FISCAL
POLITICA MONETARIA
PRODUCTO INTERNO BRUTO
EXPORTACIONES
TURISMO
REMESAS
POBREZA
COOPERACION REGIONAL
DESARROLLO ECONOMICO
COVID-19
VIRUSES
EPIDEMICS
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
MACROECONOMICS
FISCAL POLICY
MONETARY POLICY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
EXPORTS
TOURISM
REMITTANCES
POVERTY
REGIONAL COOPERATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
spellingShingle COVID-19
VIRUS
EPIDEMIAS
ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
MACROECONOMIA
POLITICA FISCAL
POLITICA MONETARIA
PRODUCTO INTERNO BRUTO
EXPORTACIONES
TURISMO
REMESAS
POBREZA
COOPERACION REGIONAL
DESARROLLO ECONOMICO
COVID-19
VIRUSES
EPIDEMICS
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
MACROECONOMICS
FISCAL POLICY
MONETARY POLICY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
EXPORTS
TOURISM
REMITTANCES
POVERTY
REGIONAL COOPERATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Moreno Brid, Juan Carlos
Morales López, Rodrigo Alfonso
Central America and the pandemic: macroeconomic policy challenges
description This article has a twofold purpose: to describe the social and economic situation in the countries of the Central American subregion prior to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and to provide a comparative analysis of the macroeconomic policies introduced by the governments of these countries in response to this health crisis. As a central part of that analysis, it looks at the main structural policy challenges for the enhancement of social protection and reactivation of production activity and employment to be met by these countries during and after the pandemic. The need for a national compact around a new development agenda is explored, with special emphasis on external elements that should be coupled with national policies, such as regional coordination, international cooperation and finance, and a restructuring of financial and lending institutions.
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Morales López, Rodrigo Alfonso
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title Central America and the pandemic: macroeconomic policy challenges
title_short Central America and the pandemic: macroeconomic policy challenges
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