System Relevance and Firm Performance Due to COVID-19

IF 1.2 4区 经济学 Q3 ECONOMICS
Michael J. Böhm, Pamela Qendrai
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Abstract

We study the impact of COVID-19 on firm performance. Using financial accounts of a large number of German firms, we document that industry affiliation is an important economic dimension of the crisis. Motivated by this fact, we analyze an important industry-specific regulation, system relevance, which allows businesses to remain open in times of lockdown and other restrictions. A difference-in-differences estimation strategy shows that relative revenues of system-relevant firms increase by 6–9 percent and profits by 17–25 percent due to COVID. Controlling for channels that are arguably not driven by the system-relevance regulation, the impact on revenues decreases but remains significant. Overall, results indicate that regulations affecting the ability to operate as well as industry-level shocks play important roles for firm performance during a pandemic-induced crisis.
COVID-19 带来的系统相关性和公司绩效
我们研究了 COVID-19 对公司业绩的影响。利用大量德国企业的财务账目,我们记录了行业关联是危机的一个重要经济维度。基于这一事实,我们分析了一项重要的行业特定法规--系统相关性,该法规允许企业在封锁和其他限制措施下继续营业。差分估算策略显示,由于 COVID,系统相关性企业的相对收入增加了 6-9%,利润增加了 17-25%。在控制了可以说并非由系统相关性法规驱动的渠道后,对收入的影响有所下降,但仍然显著。总之,研究结果表明,在大流行病引发的危机中,影响经营能力的法规以及行业层面的冲击对企业绩效起着重要作用。
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2.30
自引率
9.10%
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期刊介绍: German Economic Review, the official publication of the German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik), is an international journal publishing original and rigorous research of general interest in a broad range of economic disciplines, including: - macro- and microeconomics - economic policy - international economics - public economics - finance - business administration The scope of research approaches includes theoretical, empirical and experimental work. Innovative and thought-provoking contributions, in particular from younger authors, are especially welcome.
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