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In March 2020, the German government implemented measures in response to the COVID19 pandemic that effectively led to a shutdown of a significant share of the economy. We study how firms adjusted to the ensuing crisis along different margins, including decisions on employment and investments, and which factors can explain the heterogeneity in these adjustments. In particular, we investigate which role firms\u2019 expectations about the duration of the lockdown play for their mitigation strategies. The suddenness of the initial shock and the fact that those expectations about the duration are largely unrelated to firm characteristics allows us to draw conclusions about the effect of expectations on firm behavior.<\/p>\n

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