Uncertainty, corporate investment, and hiring: The case of COVID-19
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Graham, JR; Ikeda, N; Inoue, K; Yamasaki, T
Published in: Economics Letters
November 1, 2024
We investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic affected CFOs’ self-assessed uncertainty about revenue growth and its impact on investment and hiring plans, using data from two consecutive surveys of the same CFOs conducted before and during the pandemic. Following the WHO's declaration, firm-level uncertainty increased, and investment plans were restrained. Furthermore, heightened firm-level uncertainty dampened firms' investment and hiring plans, even after controlling for other pandemic-related factors, as well as financial and investment flexibility.
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Economics Letters
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0165-1765
Publication Date
November 1, 2024
Volume
244
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Graham, J. R., Ikeda, N., Inoue, K., & Yamasaki, T. (2024). Uncertainty, corporate investment, and hiring: The case of COVID-19. Economics Letters, 244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2024.112025
Graham, J. R., N. Ikeda, K. Inoue, and T. Yamasaki. “Uncertainty, corporate investment, and hiring: The case of COVID-19.” Economics Letters 244 (November 1, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2024.112025.
Graham JR, Ikeda N, Inoue K, Yamasaki T. Uncertainty, corporate investment, and hiring: The case of COVID-19. Economics Letters. 2024 Nov 1;244.
Graham, J. R., et al. “Uncertainty, corporate investment, and hiring: The case of COVID-19.” Economics Letters, vol. 244, Nov. 2024. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2024.112025.
Graham JR, Ikeda N, Inoue K, Yamasaki T. Uncertainty, corporate investment, and hiring: The case of COVID-19. Economics Letters. 2024 Nov 1;244.
Published In
Economics Letters
DOI
ISSN
0165-1765
Publication Date
November 1, 2024
Volume
244
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
- 38 Economics
- 14 Economics