Rajah Rasiah Comment on COVID-19: Malaysia Experience and Key Lessons

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May 15 2021 Rajah Rasiah Comment on COVID-19: Malaysia Experience and Key Lessons Author and Article Information Online Issn: 1536-0083 Print Issn: 1535-3516 © 2021 by the Asian Economic Panel and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology2021American Society of Health Economists and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Asian Economic Papers (2021) 20 (2): 95–97. https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00809 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Rajah Rasiah Comment on COVID-19: Malaysia Experience and Key Lessons. Asian Economic Papers 2021; 20 (2): 95–97. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00809 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAsian Economic Papers Search Advanced Search Rajah Rasiah, Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya: This paper by Muhammed Abdul Khalid provides a reasonable account of how the COVID-19 pandemic unraveled in Malaysia, how it has affected the economy, and what types of policy interventions were taken. Khalid has largely provided a detailed account of the health and economic consequences and how interventions have impacted the country on both fronts. However, I think some parts of the account could have benefited from a more careful scrutiny of the data, and that the presentation should have told us more about the link between the health impact and the economic impact. Importantly, apart from recommending a higher fiscal deficit to provide additional social assistance, including much needed assistance for low-wage workers and small businesses, the paper could have done more with concrete suggestions on how the handling of the economy could be improved. In the interest of the space and time... You do not currently have access to this content.