Given the importance of firm strategic management in the time of crisis, this study
investigates Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) approaches to persistence …

We analyze the heterogeneous employment effects of financial shocks using a rich data set
of job contracts, matched with the universe of firms and their lending banks in one Italian …

This paper explores how the international exposure of companies influenced their strategies
in responding to the COVID-19 crisis, and the extent to which they were affected. Our …

In this article, we review the rapidly growing literature on the real effects of banks' corporate
credit supply. We cover recent methodological advances and provide an in‐depth survey of …

How do exporting firms respond to foreign shocks? Numerous studies have discussed the
responses through input adjustment and market reorientation in developed countries, but …

Purpose This paper aims to identify the disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
on labor markets. Design/methodology/approach The authors conduct a large-scale survey …

This paper takes advantage of access to detailed matched bank-firm data to investigate
whether and how employment decisions of SMEs have been affected by credit constraints …

Against the backdrop of continuing adjustment in EU labour markets in response to the
Great Recession and the sovereign debt crisis, the European System of Central Banks …

This paper provides evidence on the effect of employee representation on working-time
flexibility in private-sector European establishments. A 2002 European Union directive …

Firms very rarely cut nominal wages, even in the face of considerable negative economic
shocks. The authors of this article use a unique survey of 14 European countries to ask firms …