Doruk, Omer Tugsal2025-01-062025-01-0620220193-841X1552-392610.1177/0193841X2211003612-s2.0-85130621771https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841X221100361https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14669/2410Objective: The present study examines the effect of fiscal policies on firm survival for small-and-medium-sized enterprises in the cross-country level firm-level data. Research Design: A propensity score matching analysis is utilised for the post-COVID-19 period firms by using the World Bank Enterprise Follow-up Surveys for the pandemic period. Small-and-medium-sized enterprises are essential to the economy; firm failures can increase in a pandemic. Results: The obtained findings show that the effect of fiscal policies has an essential effect on small-and-medium-sized enterprises survival in the COVID-19 pandemic period by using a cross-country heterogenous firm-level sample. Conclusions: In this context, the present study shed new light on the link between COVID-19-related fiscal policies and small-and-medium-sized firm survival in developing countries.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessFirm survivalCOVID-19 related fiscal policiesfirm-level datadeveloping economiespropensity score matchingsmall-and-medium-sized enterprisesArticle437435576906Q141646WOS:000799647700001Q4