The perceived impact of the Covid-19 epidemic: evidence from a sample of 4807 SMEs in Sichuan Province, China

• Published in: Environmental hazards Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 323 - 340
• Main Authors: Lu, Yi, Wu, Jing, Peng, Junlin, Lu, Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Taylor & Francis 07.08.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Cash flow; China; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Covid-19 epidemic; Economic conditions; Economic recovery; Economics; Epidemics; Expenditures; Impact analysis; Mitigation; perceived impact; Resumption; Return to work; Sichuan; Small & medium sized enterprises-SME; SMEs; Stimulation; Supply; Supply & demand; Supply chains; Survival; China; Sichuan China

The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in January 2020 in Wuhan has had a significant impact on the Chinese economy, and especially on the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In February 2020 an online questionnaire and follow-up interviews were conducted on 4807 SMEs in Sichuan t...