1.0Economics Observatoryhttps://www.economicsobservatory.com/testgrizzlyhttps://www.economicsobservatory.com/test/author/grizzlyThe Covid-19 bailouts - Economics Observatoryrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="buyuJsyy9L"><a href="https://www.economicsobservatory.com/test/ongoing-research/the-covid-19-bailouts">The Covid-19 bailouts</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.economicsobservatory.com/test/ongoing-research/the-covid-19-bailouts/embed#?secret=buyuJsyy9L" width="600" height="338" title="“The Covid-19 bailouts” — Economics Observatory" data-secret="buyuJsyy9L" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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US policy makers responded to the Covid-19 epidemic by providing $1.8 trillion in private sector bailouts. We collect data on all bailouts for publicly-listed firms, document empirical facts of the bailout programs and discuss policy implications. More than three quarters of bailout firms have either cash holdings or past dividends and share buybacks larger than […]