ABSTRACT

The novel coronavirus (covid-19) has caused an unprecedented impact on both the health and economic well-being of the United States. Small businesses have been particularly affected amid the outbreak of covid-19. Based on the first nine weeks of U.S. Small Business Pulse Survey data, this study examines the impacts of covid-19 on small businesses across the 50 most populous metropolitan areas in the United States with an individual growth model. The results demonstrate significant disparities in impacts across regions and over time. Although the death incidents directly impacted business operations, the social, economic, demographic vulnerability, and public policies were additionally critical to our understanding of these patterns. The findings directly contribute to scholarship on regional resilience under pandemic disruption from the perspective of small businesses. More specifically, our work sheds light on the relationship between regional socioeconomic vulnerability and small-business resilience. The results provide rich implications for practices and public policymaking.

摘要

新型冠状病毒 ( covid -19) 对美国的健康和经济福祉造成了前所未有的影响。在covid -19爆发期间，小型企业受到的影响尤其大。根据美国小企业脉搏调查的前九周数据，本研究考察了新冠肺炎疫情的影响-19 在美国 50 个人口最多的大都市区中，采用个人增长模式的小型企业。结果表明，不同地区和不同时间的影响存在显着差异。尽管死亡事件直接影响了业务运营，但社会、经济、人口脆弱性和公共政策对我们理解这些模式也至关重要。从小企业的角度来看，这些发现直接有助于研究大流行破坏下的区域复原力。更具体地说，我们的工作阐明了区域社会经济脆弱性与小企业韧性之间的关系。结果为实践和公共政策制定提供了丰富的启示。