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India’s Macroeconomic Response to Covid-19

by Karan Mehrishi (Author)
©2026 Monographs XXII, 186 Pages

Summary

India’s macroeconomic response to the Covid 19 pandemic was a one-of-a-kind exercise involving a $3 trillion+ economy. It was a seamless transition of a growth oriented economic policy into one that is sustaining. India’s combined fiscal and monetary response is estimated to be valued at ₹45.06 lac crores.
The purpose of this work is to assess this macroeconomic response and record the details of both the monetary and fiscal packages created to fight the pandemic.
The author believes that chronicling India’s macroeconomic response will be a great service to future generations, who would like to refer to the great planning, diligence and hard work that was involved in protecting India from not only an economic catastrophe but also an unprecedented humanitarian disaster.

Details

Pages
XXII, 186
Publication Year
2026
ISBN (PDF)
9781803747163
ISBN (ePUB)
9781803747170
ISBN (Hardcover)
9781803747156
DOI
10.3726/b22279
Language
English
Publication date
2025 (December)
Keywords
Central Banking Monetary Policy Systemic Risk Management Crisis Management Covid-19 emerging markets Indian economy Karan Mehrishi Macro-Finance Fiscal Management
Published
Oxford, Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, New York, 2025. xxii, 186 pp., 39 fig. b/w, 31 tables.
Product Safety
Peter Lang Group AG

Biographical notes

Karan Mehrishi (Author)

Karan Mehrishi is an Indian economist, and financial journalist. He completed his graduate studies at Yale, Columbia, along with the House of Finance (Hof), Goethe University, Frankfurt, and specializes in monetary economics. In 2013, Karan Mehrishi was adjudged a Prize Finalist for the IE Business School Prize for Economics Journalism in Asia.

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