What we might call a “pandemic” recession is very different to a "normal" recession — at least based on what we have observed over the past several weeks. See what Chris Ragan had to say about the fiscal and monetary policy tools we can use to respond.
Christopher Ragan
Economics professor and Director, Max Bell School of Public Policy; Chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission
Member of Finance Minister’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth; Former Special Advisor to the Governor of the Bank of Canada; former Clifford Clark Visiting Economist at Finance Canada
