Covid-19 furloughs helped firms not just survive, but thrive

Morten Bennedsen, Birthe Larsen, Ian Schmutte and Daniela Scur discuss how the furlough schemes implemented during the pandemic yielded benefits even after Covid-19 restrictions ended and helped firms thrive.

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Morten Bennedsen, Berthe Larsen, Ian M. Schmutte and Daniela Scur

5 September 2023

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INSEAD Knowledge

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https://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-finance/covid-19-furloughs-helped-firms-not-just-survive-thrive

This work is published under POID and the CEP's Growth programme.

This publication comes under the following CEP theme: Management practices and productivity