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Firm-level Expectations and Behavior in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
Buchheim, Lukas; Dovern, Jonas; Krolage, Carla; Link, … - 2020
investment. Second, our results highlight that expectations regarding the duration of the shutdown—which, at this point of the … expect the shutdown to last longer are more likely to lay off workers and to cancel or postpone investment projects. …
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The Economic Effects of COVID-19 and Credit Constraints: Evidence from Italian Firms' Expectations and Plans
Balduzzi, Pierluigi; Brancati, Emanuele; Brianti, Marco; … - 2020
. Most firms revise downward their expectations for sales, orders, employment, and investment, while prices are expected to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012322428
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Corporate Training and Skill Gaps: Did COVID-19 Stem EU Convergence in Training Investments?
Pouliakas, Konstantinos; Wruuck, Patricia - 2022
remain – and the Covid-19 shock may have exacerbated them. This report analyses European firms' investment in training over … the last six years examining trends, factors supporting training investment as well as the impact of the Covid-19 shock …. We base the empirical analysis on a unique dataset, the European Investment Bank's Investment Survey (EIBIS), which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351882
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The Pandemic Push: Digital Technologies and Workforce Adjustments
Gathmann, Christina; Kagerl, Christian; Pohlan, Laura; … - 2023
Based on a unique survey and administrative employer-employee data, we show that the COVID-19 pandemic acted as a push factor for the diffusion of digital technologies in Germany. About two in three firms invested in digital technologies, in particular in hardware and software to enable...
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