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Lars Jonung. Photo.

Lars Jonung

Professor emeritus

Lars Jonung. Photo.

The Macroeconomic Effects of a Pandemic in Europe. A Model-Based Assessment

Author

  • Lars Jonung
  • Werner Roeger

Summary, in English

This report estimates possible macroeconomic effects of a pandemic taking place in the EU in 2006, using a quarterly macroeconomic model. The macroeconomic costs of a pandemic, that is the cost in terms of production lost due to illness and death measured as reductions in GDP growth and/or declines in the level of GDP, are quantified in various pandemic scenarios. We focus on two sectors of the European economy that are expected to be particularly severely hit, tourism and trade. The results are compared with those obtained in similar studies. Our basic conclusion is that, although a pandemic would take a huge toll in human suffering, it would most likely not be a severe threat to the European macroeconomy.

Publishing year

2006-06

Language

Swedish

Publication/Series

European Economy - Economic papers

Document type

Report

Publisher

European Commission

Topic

  • Economics

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1725-3187
  • ISBN: 92-79-01192-8