The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Global Value of Companies in Emerging Economy Countries

Abstract

The COVID -19 pandemic that broke out in 2019 in China has impacted the economic growth and economic sustainability of all economies of the world. The effects of this health crisis were generally felt by the private sector, which faced a bottleneck in the supply of raw materials, affecting business operations. The shock of the COVID-19 pandemic is far greater than the 2008 economic crisis, particularly accentuated by large-scale inflation, cessation of commodity exports, price collapses, rising unemployment, reduced foreign direct investment flows, etc. The aim of this research is to identify the determinants of the overall value of companies in emerging economies in the pre- and post-pandemic period. Thus, in order to achieve the proposed purpose, the following objectives have been outlined: O1- analysis of economic indicators reported by companies in emerging countries in the period of 2019-2021; O2- analysis of correlations between economic and financial indicators reported by companies in emerging countries (EVA, Equity EVA, BV of Equity, BV of Capital, Market Capitalization). The research is relevant for academics and also for potential and current investors interested in the impact of COVID-19 on the business.

Keywords

• covid-19
• emerging economies
• performance
• bibliometric analysis
• scientific output