employment and wages in the United States. Guided by a pre-analysis plan, we document that COVID-19 increased the unemployment … their labor market outcomes affected, while workers working in proximity to coworkers are more affected. The unemployment …, these policies increased unemployment by nearly 4 percentage points, but reduced COVID-19 cases by 186,600-311,000, and …

increased the unemployment rate, decreased hours of work and labor force participation and had no significant impacts on wages …

-analysis plan, we investigate the negative impact of the pandemic on unemployment, labour force participation, hours and wages in …

inflation and a permanent reduction in the level of unemployment. In short, we derive a microfounded long-run downward …