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Economic Shocks - How shocks have hit growth in South Asia

19th October 2022

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This World Bank clip looks at the resilience of the South Asian economy in the wake of a series of recent shocks - floods in Pakistan, the economic crisis in Sri Lanka and the war in the Ukraine. The net result has been to see the World Bank downgrade regional growth to 5.8%.

Consider how you might use aggregate demand and aggregate supply analysis to help model the consequences of these shocks on one or more countries of your choice.

Economic Shocks - How shocks have hit growth in South Asia

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