Bloom, Nicholas; Bunn, Phillip; Mizen, Paul; Smietanka, … - 2022
We analyse the impact of Covid-19 on productivity using data from an innovative monthly firm survey panel that asks for … quantitative impacts of Covid on inputs and outputs. We find total factor productivity (TFP) fell by up to 5% during 2020–21. The … overall impact combined large reductions in ‘within-firm’ productivity, with an offsetting positive ‘between-firm’ effects as …