The long-term effects of the pandemic: insights from a survey of leading companies.
Maqui, Eduardo ; Morris, Richard
2020
8/2020
72-75
epidemic disease ; business economics ; digitalisation ; productivity
Business economics
English
"This box summarises the findings of an ad hoc ECB survey of leading euro area companies that looks at the long-term effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the economy. While precipitating the largest short-term decline in economic activity for centuries, the COVID-19 pandemic has also brought about changes in the way businesses operate and consumers behave, some of which are likely to outlive the present crisis. These may in turn influence aggregates such as output, employment and prices – and the relationship between them – in the long term.[1].."
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