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Estimating the COVID-19 cash crunch: Global evidence and policy

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dc.contributor.authorGómez, Juan Pedro
dc.contributor.authorDe Vito, Antonio
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dc.date.accessioned2025-02-13T12:55:37Z
dc.date.available2025-02-13T12:55:37Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-25
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we investigate how the COVID-19 health crisis could affect the liquidity of listed firms across 26 countries. We stress-test three liquidity ratios for each firm with full and partial operating flexibility in two simulated distress scenarios corresponding to drops in sales of 50% and 75%, respectively. In the most adverse scenario, the average firm with partial operating flexibility would exhaust its cash holdings in about two years. At that point, its current liabilities would increase, on average, by eight times, suggesting that the average firm would have to resort to the debt market to prevent a liquidity crunch. Moreover, about 1/10th of all sample firms would become illiquid within six months. Finally, we study two different fiscal policies, tax deferrals and bridge loans, that governments could implement to mitigate the liquidity risk. Our analysis suggests bridge loans are more cost-effective to prevent a massive cash crunch.
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dc.identifier.citationDe Vito, A., & Gómez, J. P. (2020). Estimating the COVID-19 cash crunch: Global evidence and policy. Journal of Accounting and Public policy, 39(2), 106741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2020.106741
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2020.106741
dc.identifier.issn0278-4254
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/3545
dc.issue.number2
dc.journal.titleJ. Account. Public Policy
dc.language.isoen
dc.page.total14
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.departmentFinance
dc.relation.entityIE University
dc.relation.schoolIE Business School
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en
dc.subject.keywordCOVID-19
dc.subject.keywordCash crunch
dc.subject.keywordLiquidity risk
dc.subject.keywordBusiness taxes
dc.subject.keywordFiscal politicies
dc.subject.keywordBridge loans
dc.titleEstimating the COVID-19 cash crunch: Global evidence and policy
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