The Global Financial Crisis and Macroeconomic Policy Issues in Asia

Shinji Takagi

The Global Financial Crisis and Macroeconomic Policy Issues in Asia

Takagi, Shinji | December 2009

Abstract

Responding to the severe negative impact of the recent global financial crisis, many Asian economies resorted to substantial easing of macroeconomic policies. This policy brief reviews the principal policy measures implemented, examines the issues that have emerged from this extraordinary experience, and concludes with a forward-looking discussion of medium- to longer-term measures to improve the effectiveness of macroeconomic policies and to make the world and the region a safer place.

Citation

Takagi, Shinji. 2009. The Global Financial Crisis and Macroeconomic Policy Issues in Asia. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/4075. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.

ISSN

1882-6717

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