COVID-19 and the Economy: Summary of research and future directions

Subramanian Rama Iyer; Betty J Simkins

doi:10.1016/j.frl.2022.102801

COVID-19 and the Economy: Summary of research and future directions

Financ Res Lett. 2022 Jun:47:102801. doi: 10.1016/j.frl.2022.102801. Epub 2022 Mar 15.

Authors

Subramanian Rama Iyer¹, Betty J Simkins²

Affiliations

¹ Associate Professor of Finance, Finance & Innovation Department, Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico, United States.
² Regents Professor of Finance, Department Head of Finance and Williams Chair, Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University, United States.

Abstract

This article presents a literature review of the 81 articles accepted in the Finance Research Letters Special Issue titled "COVID-19 and the Economy". The articles are classified into five broad areas (investments and asset pricing, the macroeconomy and banking, commodities, corporate finance, and other topics). We summarize the key findings of the articles by area and highlight the influence of the articles as measured by Google Scholar citations. We conclude by presenting directions for future research.

Keywords: Asset pricing; Banking; COVID-19; Commodities; Corporate finance; Investments; Macroeconomy.