Firms, cities, and regions in the economic policy response to COVID-19

Crescenzi, Riccardo ORCID: 0000-0003-0465-9796, Giua, Mara, Martino, Roberto and Vezzani, A. (2023) Firms, cities, and regions in the economic policy response to COVID-19. In: Zimmermann, K. F., (ed.) Handbook of labor, human resources and population economics. Springer Nature Switzerland, Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-319-57365-6

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The economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis present novel dimensions with respect to the consequences that materialized after the Great Recession. They are also equally or even more heterogeneous across firms and regions. Pre-existing weaknesses have influenced the short-term trajectories of recovery of firms and regions and will be key for their response to the challenges of the new global equilibria and of the digitalization of the economy. A significant discontinuity in the pandemic economic policy response has been noted vis-à-vis the austerity measures that characterized the policy paradigm in the 2000s. An evidence-based approach is needed to couple the unprecedent resources allocated with tangible, inclusive, and timely impacts.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	© 2023 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Divisions:	Geography and Environment
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General)
JEL classification:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Date Deposited:	02 May 2023 15:33
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 01:56
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/118774

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