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  • Based on a survey (7–13 April 2020) we evaluate the reaction of Swiss firms towards the COVID-19 crisis Firms show little pro-active reactions towards the crisis, but decrease their business activities The firms in the survey report that the decline in foreign demand is the single most important reason for their deteriorating business situation Firms that faced a more difficult business situation before the crisis are affected more severely during the crisis Moreover, we investigate the impact of the Swiss federal loan program (Bundeshilfe) on the business activities To this end, we develop a stylized theoretical model of financially constrained heterogeneous firms We find that policy makers face a trade-off between immediate higher unemployment rates and long-term higher public spending The former arises from a combination of a too strong economic impact of the COVID-19 lockdown (demand drop) and too low levels of loans provided Nevertheless, providing (too) high levels of loans to firms creates zombie firms that are going to default in the future leading to an increase in public spending (JEL codes: D22, D25, D84, and G33)
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  • CESifo_Economic_Studies
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  • WHO
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  • COVID-19: guaranteed Loans and Zombie Firms
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  • #960486
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  • 2020

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