ABSTRACT

This paper investigates trends in intangibles investment since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Responses from an online survey show that investment in R&D has dropped substantially for many firms but that over 40% of firms increased their ICT investment, which is likely to reflect the need to facilitate remote working and customer engagement. Industry is a major predictor of the change in intangibles investment. This is consistent with expectations in light of the different effect that measures to contain the pandemic have had across industries.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19 大流行对英国无形资产投资水平和分布的影响

摘要

本文调查了自英国 COVID-19 大流行以来无形资产投资的趋势。一项在线调查的回复显示，许多公司的研发投资大幅下降，但超过 40% 的公司增加了 ICT 投资，这可能反映了促进远程工作和客户参与的需要。工业是无形资产投资变化的主要预测因素。鉴于遏制大流行的措施对各行业产生的不同影响，这与预期一致。