Small Business Survival Capabilities and Policy Effectiveness: Evidence from Oakland

Abstract

We extend our thanks to the staff of the City of Oakland, whose foresight in implementing the survey used in this paper and their countless hours of work on it are a testament to the desire to support the people and small businesses of Oakland. Particular thanks go to Marisa Raya. We also want to thank the SafeGraph and HomeBase companies who have generously shared their data to for research related to COVID-19's impact on U.S. businesses. Finally, we thank Annette Vissing-Jorgensen for feedback and the Berkeley Center for Law and Business for support. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. NBER working papers are circulated for discussion and comment purposes. They have not been peer-reviewed or been subject to the review by the NBER Board of Directors that accompanies official NBER publications.

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