Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282309 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
Quaderni - Working Paper DSE No. 1187
Publisher: 
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche (DSE), Bologna
Abstract: 
We present a statistical analysis of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Italian micro enterprises. Within the period we are examining (2012-2021), our primary focus will be on the last two years. We will show that, overall, cooperatives have been more severely affected than capitalist enterprises. The challenges faced by micro cooperatives began well before the pandemic period, but the gap with capitalist enterprises widened significantly during this time. Some concern about employment seems featuring micro cooperatives more than conventional firms. Additionally, we will concentrate on micro firms operating nationwide in two sectors that the pandemic has hit very asymmetrically and on all micro enterprises operating in the Emilia-Romagna region.
Subjects: 
micro enterprises
cooperative firms
capitalist firms
Covid-19 pandemic
JEL: 
I31
J54
L21
L25
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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