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COVID‐19 impediments and business start‐ups in Pakistan: Evidence from the second wave of the pandemic

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  • Bahadur Ali Soomro
  • Ghulam Rasool Lakhan
  • Naimatullah Shah

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The present paper examines COVID‐19 impediments and business start‐ups in Pakistan when the country entered the second wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic. This study selected entrepreneurs in Pakistan to explore the effects of the second wave. The study findings highlight the significant negative impacts of fear of COVID‐19 (FC), COVID‐19 stress and anxiety (SA), and perceptions of the arrival of COVID‐19's second wave (ASW) on business start‐ups (BS). The findings may support policy makers in diminishing the fear, anxiety, and negative perceptions of the arrival of COVID‐19 waves.

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  • Bahadur Ali Soomro & Ghulam Rasool Lakhan & Naimatullah Shah, 2021. "COVID‐19 impediments and business start‐ups in Pakistan: Evidence from the second wave of the pandemic," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 42(7), pages 1909-1918, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:mgtdec:v:42:y:2021:i:7:p:1909-1918
    DOI: 10.1002/mde.3445
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