Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/62359 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6671
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The recession started in 2008 constituted a massive shock to consumers and most firms all over the Western World. Firms were hit on their sales and finances. However, little is known on how badly they were hit and how they coped with the difficulties. This paper gives a rare and fairly early glimpse on how private Danish firms were hit and how they adjusted in order to survive the crisis. The first phase of the recession led to the largest loss of jobs since the oil crisis in Denmark. Four years into the recession we see that larger firms are gradually creating jobs again, although the overall job growth is still negative (Statistics Denmark, 2012). Consequently we present an assessment of factors that have been important in explaining why some firms have been able to recreate jobs and others have not. Especially, we point at the critical role of access to credit in creating and destroying jobs. The paper is based on a survey run on all Danish firms with more than 20 employees in November and December 2011.
Subjects: 
crisis
impact on firms
credit constraints
job growth and destruction
survey
JEL: 
J62
D22
E32
J33
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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