Covid bonds are of limited appeal right now, but they may yet be useful to the government

Postel-Vinay, Natacha ORCID: 0000-0002-0712-3519 (2021) Covid bonds are of limited appeal right now, but they may yet be useful to the government. LSE COVID-19 Blog (24 Feb 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Both the Conservatives and Labour are keen on a ‘Covid bond’, which would encourage savers to fund the post-pandemic recovery. But the economic rationale is not immediately clear. Natacha Postel-Vinay (LSE) looks at how bonds could help the government navigate two possible challenges: rising inflation and tax hikes.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/covid19/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	Economic History
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
Date Deposited:	23 Mar 2021 15:36
Last Modified:	29 Oct 2024 09:51
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109052

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