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dc.contributor.authorGopalakrishnan, Balagopal-
dc.contributor.authorLim, Jamus Jerome-
dc.contributor.authorMohapatra, Sanket-
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-01T10:10:18Z-
dc.date.available2022-03-01T10:10:18Z-
dc.date.issued2021-07-02-
dc.identifier.citationGopalakrishnan, B., Lim, J. J., & Mohapatra, S. (2021). Pandemic Panic? Effects of Health System Capacity on Firm Confidence During COVID-19. IIM Ahmedabad.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11718/25482-
dc.description.abstractIn this study, we examine the impact of health system capacity and government responses on firms’ business confidence in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a sample of firm-level data from 53 countries, we find that ex ante proactive measures—such as health spending by the public and private sectors and availability of medical staff—have a favorable impact on the firms’ perceptions of risk and sentiment. This effect reduces as the number of COVID-19 cases rise, possibly as a result of the drain on a country’s health resources. We also find that the ex post reactive measures—such as health and containment actions, and the overall quality of government response—also play a role in bolstering business confidence. These effects vary by firm size and the level of development of the economy, and are largely impervious to prior epidemic experience.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Institute of Management Ahmedabaden_US
dc.subjectHealth system capacityen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectPrivate and public healthcareen_US
dc.subjectFirm sentimenten_US
dc.subjectFirm risken_US
dc.titlePandemic panic? effects of health system capacity on firm confidence during COVID-19en_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
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