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Bankruptcies, unemployment and reallocation from Covid-19

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  • Ryan Niladri Banerjee
  • Enisse Kharroubi
  • Ulf Lewrick

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The expected wave of business failures in the Covid-19 recession has yet to materialise, due in part to policy support, but also reflecting the inherent lag between declines in GDP and insolvencies. Bankruptcies weigh heavily on labour markets. Unemployment typically increases three times more if a fall in GDP is accompanied by a similar-sized increase in bankruptcies. Concentration of bankruptcies in those sectors hit especially hard by Covid-19 could exert a significant drag on the labour market. The natural renewal process where young, dynamic firms displace those who exited takes two to three years, leaving a protracted period of lacklustre activity. This underscores the need to reallocate resources quickly and efficiently to drive growth in the post-pandemic world.

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  • Ryan Niladri Banerjee & Enisse Kharroubi & Ulf Lewrick, 2020. "Bankruptcies, unemployment and reallocation from Covid-19," BIS Bulletins 31, Bank for International Settlements.
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