Fiscal Policies in Times of the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of G-7 Countries and Turkey

Tunalı Çiğdem; Saruç Naci

doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.26650/mcd2020-825171

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DOI :10.26650/mcd2020-825171 IUP :10.26650/mcd2020-825171 Full Text (PDF)

Fiscal Policies in Times of the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of G-7 Countries and Turkey

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected millions of people around the world and it has had a devastating impact on economies both in developed and developing countries. Most of the countries in the world have implemented various fiscal measures in order to alleviate the negative economic effects of this pandemic since its beginning. These measures resulted in a mild economic recovery during the summer months. However, as the weather becomes colder the number of cases and deaths have started to increase again (Worldometer, 2020). Since there is still not a definitive cure or a vaccine which prevents the Covid-19 pandemic it is not easy to predict when the pandemic will be over. As long as the Covid-19 pandemic continues most countries will probably experience economic contraction and fiscal policy will be a key tool in order to ease the negative effects of the pandemic on economies. This paper analyses fiscal policies implemented up to now in G-7 countries and Turkey in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Keywords: Covid-19, pandemic, fiscal measures, G-7 countries, Turkey

DOI :10.26650/mcd2020-825171 IUP :10.26650/mcd2020-825171 Full Text (PDF)

Kovid-19 Pandemisi Döneminde Maliye Politikaları: G-7 Ülkeleri ve Türkiye Örneği

Çiğdem Börke Tunalı, Naci Tolga Saruç

Kovid-19 pandemisi dünyada milyonlarca insanı etkilemiş ve hem gelişmiş hem de gelişmekte olan ülke ekonomilerinde yıkıcı etkiler yaratmıştır. Pandeminin başlangıcından itibaren dünyadaki ülkelerin hemen hemen tamamı, pandeminin negatif ekonomik etkilerini hafifletmek amacıyla çeşitli mali önlemler uygulamışlardır. Bu mali önlemler yaz aylarında hafif bir ekonomik toparlanma sürecine yol açmıştır. Ancak havaların soğumasıyla birlikte vaka ve ölüm sayıları yeniden artmaya başlamıştır (Worldometer, 2020). Covid-19 pandemisini tamamen önleyebilecek bir aşı ya da tedavi yöntemi henüz bulunmadığından pandeminin ne zaman biteceğini tahmin etmek mümkün değildir. Kovid-19 pandemisi devam ettiği sürece pek çok ülke ekonomik daralmayla karşı karşıya kalacak ve maliye politikası pandeminin ekonomiler üzerindeki negatif etkilerini hafifletmek için en önemli araçlardan biri olmaya devam edecektir. Bu makalede G-7 ülkeleri ve Türkiye’de Kovid-19 pandemisine karşı uygulanan maliye politikaları analiz edilmektedir.

Keywords: Kovid-19, pandemi, mali önlemler, G-7 ülkeleri, Türkiye

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