Covid-19 and deficit spending: is it worth? a quantitative research of entrepreneurs' happiness with the work of the administration in austria

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Stefan Lehrner

This quantitative study of 217 Austrian entrepreneurs examined entrepreneurs' satisfaction with the Austrian government's actions during the Covid 19 pandemic. We surveyed entrepreneurs using a 5-point scale and found that while entrepreneurs were very satisfied with the measures, they were not satisfied with the government's communication. Our results showed that deficit spending reaches entrepreneurs in times of crisis, but that government communication should have the same priority as government aid.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2021.24158.4787
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