COVID-19 and the Economy: Summary of research and future directions

The role of government policies for Italian firms during the COVID-19 crisis

“…These effects could have been influenced by government incentives, which have played a key role in firms ( Songling et al, 2018 ; Minh and Ngoc, 2021 ), especially during the recent COVID-19 crisis ( Tarkom, 2021 ). Along these lines, Tarkom (2021) and Iyer and Simkins (2022) have recently focused on the impact of government incentives on firms during the coronavirus emergency. Our work joins the direction of such recent studies, and our research question is of relevance because firm growth, which is a core topic in the academic literature as above mentioned, might be influenced in the years ahead because of the recent economic shock.…”

“… Fendel et al, 2021 ). The work of Iyer and Simkins (2022) interestingly reviews the economic impact of the Covid-19 emergency, evidencing how governments played a key role in their response to the crisis. Focusing on the Italian context, which suffered from a tight lockdown because of the pandemic ( Erdem, 2020 ), the government issued several decrees to help companies face this extraordinary situation and stay in business, as indicated in the text of the decrees.…”

Corporate payout, cash holdings, and the COVID-19 crisis: Evidence from the G-7 countries

“…Hence, surviving the pandemic became a top priority for corporate executives, especially during the early stage of the COVID crisis. As Iyer and Simkins (2022 , p. 13) point out, “The corporate response to the COVID crisis with respect to survival mode financing, investing, and payout policies is still emerging across the world. More research is needed in this area”.…”

Determinants Of Financial Shenanigans Indications During The Covid-19 Pandemic

“…The Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) discovered that Covid-19 patients in Indonesia had a high death rate; thus, the government and society worked to lower this by closing schools, working/schooling from home, and postponing and cancelling company events. The economic cycle has slowed as a result of these preventative initiatives (Choi, 2020;Iyer and Simkins, 2022).…”