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...

In this white paper, we have gathered thoughts on how policymakers, economic developmentprofessionals, and other stakeholders can organize around economic continuity and recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even as communities are still dealing with the immediate health impacts, businesses are...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying 'lockdowns', Global economic growth will be nil or negative for some time to come. Due to large scale quarantine measures, economic activity that entails social gatherings or presence of crowds is also no longer possible or encouraged. This paper...