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The impact of COVID-19 on small business outcomes and expectations

Bartik, Alexander W.; Bertrand, Marianne; Cullen, Zoë B.; … - 2020

To explore the impact of COVID on small businesses, we conducted a survey of more than 5,800 small businesses between March 28 and April 4, 2020. Several themes emerged. First, mass layoffs and closures had already occurred – just a few weeks into the crisis. Second, the risk of closure was...

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Rescue policies for small businesses in the COVID-19 recession

Di Nola, Alessandro; Kaas, Leo; Wang, Haomin - 2022

While the COVID-19 pandemic had a large and asymmetric impact on firms, many countries quickly enacted massive business rescue programs which are specifically targeted to smaller firms. Little is known about the effects of such policies on business entry and exit, factor reallocation, and...

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Rescue policies for small businesses in the Covid-19 recession

Di Nola, Alessandro; Kaas, Leo; Wang, Haomin - 2022

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Impacts of the Covid-19 Crisis : Evidence from 2 Million UK SMEs

Hurley, James; Karmakar, Sudipto; Markoska, Elena; … - 2021

We introduce a novel data set to analyze the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on SME cash flows. The crisis led to a sharp … points in total. We document a few basic facts on UK SME cash flows during Covid-19. (1) The virus and the public health … interventions coincided with a 30 percentage point reduction in turnover growth for the average SME. (2) There was significant …

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COVID-19 and SME Failures

Gourinchas, Pierre-Olivier; Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem; … - 2021

; education; and other services are among the sectors most affected. The SME jobs at risk due to business failures related to …

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Did the Covid-19 Local Lockdowns Reduce Business Activity? Evidence from UK SMEs

Walker, Daniel; Hurley, James - 2021

This paper analyses the local lockdown measures introduced to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the UK. We use a spatial regression discontinuity design to assess whether the fall in business activity during the lockdowns was driven by the policy measures or by other factors, such as voluntary...

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