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The Economy and Society under the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Surveys

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  • Tomiura, Eiichi
  • Ito, Banri
  • Kumanomido, Hiroshi

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This study examines which firms adopt online meetings and teleworking to face-to-face contacts in manufacturing and wholesale industries in Japan at four time points during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey results show that substantially more firms began using online meetings and teleworking, but significant inter-firm variations continued across industries and size classes. Firms that had been digitized or globalized before the pandemic tended to be especially active in introducing measures for reducing face-to-face contacts. These findings have deep implications for various issues, including personal work styles and corporate locations.

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  • Tomiura, Eiichi & Ito, Banri & Kumanomido, Hiroshi, 2022. "The Economy and Society under the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Surveys," Economic Review, Hitotsubashi University, vol. 73(2), pages 117-132, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:hit:ecorev:v:73:y:2022:i:2:p:117-132
    DOI: 10.15057/74154
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    JEL classification:

    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • F61 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Microeconomic Impacts
    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor

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