Coronavirus Crisis
At the end of 2019, the COVID19 lung disease spread rapidly from China. So far, the virus has spread to over 190 countries and more than 676 million people have been infected with the coronavirus. In very severe cases, the virus can lead to death; so far, the death toll is over 6.7 million people.
The effects of the pandemic, which also affect society and the economy, are still being felt today. On our topic page you will find current research of ZEW Mannheim on the Corona Crisis. Among other things, our researchers are dealing with the exposure of companies to the Corona pandemic as well as the increased use of home offices. We also research business cycle and growth effects for Germany, Europe, China and the global economy and evaluate the measures taken by the European Central Bank (ECB) in the fight against the virus.
Prof. Achim Wambach, PhD
ZEW PresidentThe coronavirus pandemic is an information problem. If everyone who became infected was immediately aware of this and instantly identifiable as such, preventing the spread of the virus would not be a problem.
Our Experts at ZEW
Working World and Businesses in Germany
The Corona crisis has changed our working world. For example, working from home experienced an unimagined boost and is still indispensable today. Furthermore, our research results show that the Corona pandemic endangered the existence of companies. Many businesses, especially smaller ones, had too low a credit rating to cope with prolonged closures.
