Explain what is meant by an asymmetric shock and discuss the role of monetary, fiscal and income policies could play to deal with such a shock for a Eurozone member country.

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Case : Dealing with Asymmetric Shocks in the Eurozone
Member countries of the Eurozone are currently hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, though some
countries are hit harder than others as can be seen from the recent projections of the IMF,
here shown for Germany and Italy as an example, in the figure below.

 

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Explain what is meant by an asymmetric shock and discuss the role of monetary, fiscal and
income policies could play to deal with such a shock for a Eurozone member country.

Real GDP Projections by the IMF (2019=100)
106
-Germany –Italy
104
102
100
98
96
94
92
90
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Transcribed Image Text:Real GDP Projections by the IMF (2019=100) 106 -Germany –Italy 104 102 100 98 96 94 92 90 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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