index, and fuel prices. Our results indicate that greater uncertainty has a negative impact on growth of employment and the …

We examine the impact of uncertainty on employment dynamics. Alternative measures of uncertainty are constructed based … employment, and the effects are primarily felt by the relatively smaller businesses; the impact on large businesses are generally … non-existent or weaker. Our results suggest that to truly understand the effects of uncertainty on employment dynamics, we …

decline in employment in recent months as well as declines in consumer spending. While lockdowns have pronounced effects on …

remained in self-employment or as a closely held corporation. …

firms' access to credit markets plays an important role in explaining this stylized fact: business cycle fluctuations in … aggregate risk sharing are more pronounced in states in which small firms account for a large share income or employment. In … to have loosened the dependence of aggregate risk sharing on the business cycle. Not only do our result support that …

small business owners. They applied only to unincorporated firms. We utilize both a theoretical model and empirical data …

business operations and employment, changes in financing patterns, and the interaction of household and business … 2020 among Facebook business page administrators, frequent sellers on Facebook's e-commerce platform Marketplace, and the … general Facebook user population. We observe more than 66,000 responses covering most sectors of the economy, including many …

is approximated by firm-specific factors, e.g. the firms' assessment of their current business situation and their … business expectations. After controlling for the banks' refinancing costs, which are also likely to affect the supply of loans …