When governments shut down parts of the economy, they need to do more than hand out subsidies

van der Burg, Tsjalle (2022) When governments shut down parts of the economy, they need to do more than hand out subsidies. LSE COVID-19 Blog (19 Jan 2022). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The Netherlands’ highest court has ruled that COVID-hit businesses should be able to claim rent discounts. This represents a failure by economists, argues Tsjalle van der Burg (University of Twente). Given the government has controlled the output of sectors like hospitality during lockdowns, more muscular central government policymaking would have been fairer and more appropriate.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/covid19/
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
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:	17 Mar 2022 00:13
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 03:26
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/114126

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