This study evaluates anti-contagion and economic policies by conducting a survey on Japanese small business managers' expectations about the pandemic, policies, and firm performance. First, the business suspension request decreased targeted firms' sales by 10 percentage points on top of the...

Aufgrund der stark binnenwirtschaftlichen Ausrichtung der Lockdown-Maßnahmen gegen die Corona-Pandemie sind in weit stärkerem Maße als in der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise vor einem Jahrzehnt auch mittelständische Unternehmen bis hin zu Kleinstbetrieben betroffen. Zudem lei-det der...

Audretsch and Fritsch (2002) proposed two explanations for the mixed evidence regarding the relationship between new firm formation and regional development. Firstly, they found evidence for the existence of long time lags needed before the main effects of new firm formation on employment change...

Audretsch and Fritsch (2002) proposed two explanations for the mixed evidence regarding the relationship between new firm formation and regional development. Firstly, they found evidence for the existence of long time lags needed before the main effects of new firm formation on employment change...