COVID-19: The Impact on the Economy and Policy Responses—A Review by Hanming Fang published by ADBI (3/2021).
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is far-reaching. In this paper, we selectively review the rapidly growing literature with a focus on (1) the impact of COVID-19 on the labor market, both in terms of overall employment and in terms of work-from-home arrangements; (2) how COVID-19 may impact the re-organization of the global supply chain; (3) how COVID-19 accelerated the digitization of the economy, and how this impacts the small and medium[1]sized businesses; and (4) government policy responses.