Startup Calculator: COVID-19 Impact on US Employment

Startups and Employment Following the COVID Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 a tragic year for many businesses. The Startup Calculator computes the implications for US aggregate employment under various scenarios for the number of startups, their growth potential and the survival rate of young firms.

The Calculator

Download the Startup Calculator in Excel
Read the accompanying user manual
Read a VoxEU.org column based on the calculator
Download the CEPR working paper in Covid Economics with more details

Credits

Developed together with Vincent Sterk (University College London). A version covering 23 European economies, the EU Start-up Calculator, was later developed for the European Commission. Online since April 2020.