Supply chain disruptions have become a major challenge for the global economy since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Factory shutdowns (particularly in Asia) and widespread lockdowns and mobility restrictions have resulted in disruptions across logistics networks, increases in shipping costs, and longer delivery times. Several measures have been used to gauge these disruptions, although those measures tend to focus on selected dimensions of global supply chains. In this post, we propose a ...| Liberty Street Economics
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Julian di Giovanni is an economic research advisor in International Studies and a member of the Research Group’s Workforce and Recruiting Committee. His work lies at the intersection of international economics and macroeconomics, currently focusing on the international transmission of shocks and the role of firms and production linkages. Di Giovanni is on leave from the Universitat Pompeu of Fabra, where he is an ICREA Research Professor, a Research Professor at the Barcelona GSE, and a...| www.newyorkfed.org