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On April 6, 2020, Olivier Blanchard joined Markus' Academy for a seminar on how COVID-19 has impacted the global economy—and what it will take to recover from this unprecedented crisis. Blanchard is a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute in Washington, D.C. and a former Chief Economist at the IMF.

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Timestamps: [0:00] Markus' introduction

[6:48] Beginning of Blanchard presentation

[9:09] Phase 1, decreasing the infection rate

[11:03] Phase 2, keeping the infection rate low

[14:16] Developing and emerging markets

[17:59] Infection fighting

[22:24] Disaster Relief

[27:43] Control of aggregate demand

[32:21] Debt sustainability

[36:18] The important fiscal role of central banks

[39:50] Back to developing and emerging markets

[41:23] The role of central banks and international institutions

[45:25] Audience questions

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On April 3, 2020, Nobel laureate Paul Romer joined the Princeton Bendheim Center for Finance for a seminar on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and strategies for re-starting the economy once social distancing measures are lifted. Paul Romer is a Professor of Economics at New York University.

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Timestamps:

[0:00] Markus' introduction

[6:08] Beginning of Romer's presentation

[9:33] COVID-19 crisis in relation to the Financial Crisis of 2007-8

[13:16] A more efficient strategy

[24:01] Developing countries

[28:52] Masks, testing and contact tracing

[48:13] Learning from other countries

[51:09] Audience questions

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On March 30, 2020, Ramanan Laxminarayan joined Markus' Academy for a seminar on integrating economics and epidemiology to fight COVID-19 in India and around the world. Laxminarayan is a Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer at the Princeton Environmental Institute and Founder and Director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) in Washington, D.C. and New Delhi.

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Timestamps: 

[0:00] Markus' Introduction 

[2:50] Beginning of Laxminarayan presentation 

[3:47] How long have we known about this 

[10:23] Human and institutional behavior in the context of epidemics 

[21:00] Building models in real time 

[45:18] Life on the front lines 

[48:22] Audience questions

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On March 26, 2020, Nellie Liang joined Markus' Academy. Liang is a Senior Fellow with the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings and a former director of the Division of Financial Stability at the Federal Reserve.

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Timestamps: 

[0:00] Markus' Introduction 

[8:24] Beginning of Liang presentation

[9:05] US COVID-19 response 

[14:00] Authorities for providing liquidity 

[17:02] Overview of intervention types 

[18:05] Overview of asset classes 

[26:18] Asset purchases and repo 

[27:49] Traditional and novel lender of last resort 

[30:47] Credit markets 

[40:41] Macroprudential policies 

[45:05] Mainstreet business lending 

[48:46] Government commitments for systemic policies and government employee growth

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https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/covid-19-and-global-financial-markets 

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On March 19, 2020, Torsten Slok joined Markus’ Academy for its first episode. Slok is the Chief Economist at Deutsche Bank.

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Timestamps:

[0:00] Markus’ Introduction

[19:49] Beginning of Slok’s presentation

[21:36] Presentation outline

[24:15] Before the virus

[27:48] The virus

[30:40] Financial market reaction to the virus

[56:12] Fed and ECB reaction

[58:02] Fiscal policy reaction

[1:03:29] Macroeconomic implications

[1:11:42] Audience questions