Gerard Masllorens

Former scholars

Gerard Masllorens

Visiting Fellow

Gerard Masllorens is Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher and PhD Student in the framework of the Horizon 2020 Marie Curie network on EU Trade and Investment Policy (EUTIP) at ETH Zürich. Gerard holds a double bachelor in Economics (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) and Law (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) and a Master in Economics from Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. Before joining this program, Gerard worked first as a Macroeconomics Analyst at CaixaBank and later as a Researcher at IESE Business School in Barcelona. His main research interest involve International Trade and Investment and Welfare Economics.

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The cost of coronavirus in terms of interrupted global value chains

The coronavirus is slowly morphing itself into an important shock. While the extent and cost of this pandemic are unknown, we do know that global supply chains that link Europe to China will be seriously disturbed. We take a look at the numbers based on input-output models. The industry that will be the most affected is Computers and Electronics, followed by textiles.

By: Maria Demertzis, Gerard Masllorens and Bruegel Topic: Global economy and trade Date: March 9, 2020