This symposium addressed the need for economic stimulus programs to minimize the impact of Covid-19. It has discussed challenges facing such programs and focus on the following four topics:
- Unconventional monetary policy to minimize the consequences of Covid-19: Lessons from developed economies and the 2008 financial crisis.
- Simulative Fiscal Policies: Cost-benefit calculations with a focus on gains from stimulus and stability.
- Structural Policies: Development of infrastructure in preparation for the post-Covid-19 era.
- The role of government spending and stimulus in scientific and medical R&D under Covid-19.
- Covid-19 Stimulus Programs and Government Spending: Comparisons and Implications in Highly Industrialized and Periphery Countries.
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| Mahmood Mohammed Sharif | |||||
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| Dr. Abhishek Saurav | Prof. Steffen Hertog | Mohammed Hamdaoui | Dr. Renny Castaneda | Dr. Patrick Lenain |
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Economist – Private Sector Development and Investment Climate, The World Bank Group, Washington DC,USA
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Associate professor in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics,UK
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Economic Researcher at TRENDS,UAE
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The Chair of the Bachelor Program on Security and Strategic Studies of the American University in the Emirates,
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Aِِssistant Director at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),France
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