Startups and Employment Following the COVID Pandemic:
A Calculator

Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 is set to be a tragic year for many businesses. This website provides a Startup Calculator, which compute the implications for U.S. aggregate employment under various scenarios regarding (i) the number of startups, (ii) the growth potential of startups, and (iii) the survival rate of young firms (up to age 10).

On this website you can:

• Read a VoxEU.org article based on the calculator
• Download a CEPR Working Paper in COVID Economics with more details
• Access the Startup Calculator in your web browser
• Download the Startup Calculator in Excel

Contact

Petr Sedláček, University of Oxford Vincent Sterk, University College London Online since: 16 April, 2020 Last updated: 27 April, 2020