Reconciling SME production in China with coronavirus control

Zhang, Xiaobo; and Wang, Ruixin. 2020. Reconciling SME production in China with coronavirus control. Center for Global Development. First published on February 28, 2020. https://www.cgdev.org/publication/reconciling-sme-production-china-coronavirus-control

With the steady decline in new confirmed cases of coronavirus in China beyond Hubei Province, public scrutiny has increasingly shifted to the economy affected by the outbreak, particularly the impact on the plethora of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). An earlier CGD note explored the impact of coronavirus on SMEs using data from the Enterprise Survey for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in China (ESIEC) and follow-up interviews. In this accompanying note, we consider how SMEs can resume production without compromising epidemic control.