Publication: Impacts of COVID-19 on Firms in Malaysia: Results from the 1st Round of COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey
Date
2020-12
ISSN
Published
2020-12
Author(s)
Kuriakose, Smita
Tran, Trang
Abstract
The COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey (BPS)
is a rapid survey designed to measure the various channels
of impact of COVID-19 on firms, firm adjustment strategies,
and public policy responses. The World Bank, in
collaboration with a private survey company, conducted the
1st round of the Malaysia BPS in October 2020. Firms were
sampled randomly from an online business panel database,
which consists of 100,000 plus companies in all sectors and
sizes, across Peninsular and East Malaysia. A minimum sample
size was obtained for sectors that are important to
Malaysia’s economy and are sensitive to the COVID-19 crisis
(export oriented activities: electronics, automotive,
tourism related activities) while preserving the sectoral
shares in the sampling frame. The survey was conducted
online and yielded 1,500 responses from respondents in
senior management positions at their company (i.e. owners,
C-suite or Director level).
Link to Data Set
Citation
“Kuriakose, Smita; Tran, Trang. 2020. Impacts of COVID-19 on Firms in Malaysia: Results from the 1st Round of COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34965 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”