Productivity of firms using relief policies during the COVID-19 crisis.

Econ Lett

Hitotsubashi University, 2-1 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8603, Japan.

Published: June 2021

This study, based on an original survey of Japanese firms, analyzes the productivity of firms that used relief policy measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The productivity of firms using these relief measures was lower than that of non-user firms prior to the pandemic, suggesting that inefficient firms have been affected seriously. The result cautions against the excessive and prolonged relief policies.

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