Given lags in official data releases, economists have studied "alternative data" measures of business exit resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Such measures are difficult to understand without historical context, so we review official data on business exit in recent decades. Business exit is ...
DC BAR CO-OWNER DEFIANT AGAINST COVID REGULATIONS SPEAKS OUT AFTER LIQUOR LICENSE SUSPENDED "We were closed down," said Arellano. "They said 15 days … to slow the spread. We said, ‘You know what? Enough is enough. You’re going to kill us. You’re going to kill our business,’" ...
As reflected in our 50-State reopening map (see below),every state in the country has now gone green— reopening some or all sectors of their economies. Yet as predicted when we went live with that post several weeks ago, with spikes in the pandemic in states around the country, many st...
BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The bustling traffic is back on the city streets, diners are consuming steaming meals again in restaurants, tourist destinations are buzzing with visitors, and factories are working against the clock to make up for delays caused by COVID-19. Such are the signs ...
COVID-19business shutdownsItalymortalityGovernments around the world have adopted unprecedented policies to deal with COVID-19. This paper zooms in on business shutdowns and investigates their effectidoi:10.2139/ssrn.3683324Ciminelli, Gabriele
Insight Takeaways: Business Resilience Under COVID-19 On May 21st, 2020, SustainAbility convened an international group of sustainability thought leaders for a discussion on business resilience and recovery under the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists included Peter Bakker, President and CEO, WBCSD; ...
During the ongoing pandemic, keeping a small business afloat can be difficult. Here are small business owner tips to keep your business going during COVID-19.
NEW YORK, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will restrict public gatherings and close all nonessential businesses to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, governors of the three states announced on Monday. ...
The company shouldered the extra costs it took to ramp up production virtually overnight and also added round-the-clock shifts that enabled them to deliver over a million parts in record time to China. However, less than three months later, COVID-19 has marched around the globe, sweeping th...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many households prioritized buying goods (especially basic products such as groceries) over services (such as restaurants and hair salons, many of which were closed anyway). As a result, pent-up demand could lead to a spike in sp...