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The United States deployed a more forceful combination of fiscal support and central bank asset purchases than Japan or the euro area in the early pandemic response. This April 2020 comparison argued that the stronger US intervention could cushion the economic shock, while more conservative support elsewhere risked deeper recessions and slower recoveries. It presents that assessment as an outlook at the time, rather than a judgment based on subsequent outcomes.
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The United States deployed a more forceful combination of fiscal support and central bank asset purchases than Japan or the euro area in the early pandemic response. This April 2020 comparison argued that the stronger US intervention could cushion the economic shock, while more conservative support elsewhere risked deeper recessions and slower recoveries. It presents that assessment as an outlook at the time, rather than a judgment based on subsequent outcomes.
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Jonathan Fortun, Robin Brooks (2020). GMV: COVID-19 and the G-3 Policy Response. Institute of International Finance.