You are invited to a CEPR Policy webinar on:
Europe in the time of Covid-19 and beyond
Join us on Wednesday 3 June 2020
13:00-14:00 (BST, London), 14:00-15:00 (CST)
Panellists:
Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, Paris School of Economics - University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and CEPR
Beatrice Weder di Mauro, President, CEPR
Moderator:
Tim Phillips, CEPR
There is no doubt that the Covid crisis represents a challenge for European unity and another crash test for the euro. Europe has been, and will likely remain, one of the most Covid-infected regions in the world and, while doing nothing was not an option and would itself have disrupted economic activity, the forceful reactions of national governments to the pandemic, through various strategies combining social distancing, testing/quarantining and lockdowns, have triggered an economic crisis at least twice the size of the 2009 crisis. Furthermore, the recovery is likely to be slow due to depressed consumption and investment, and it will require fast reallocations in both the labour market and the capital market.
A small positive observation in this crisis has been the degree of engagement of economists in an intense debate with policymakers on the appropriate responses to ëflatten the economic recession curveí and to safeguard the most impacted groups from the economic fallout of the health crisis.
Agnès Bénassy-Quéré and Beatrice Weder di Mauro have edited a new CEPR eBook, which illustrates the intense effort of the academic community during this time. Join them both in this webinar to discuss the collection of VoxEU columns that were selected for this eBook.
Register online: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7515910173526/WN_UaKkj3YKRIm5Y1GS84eZag
