rich individual-level data from the quarterly Labor Force Surveys. We find that the lockdown increases the unemployment …

on the evolution of unemployment as well as inactivity across European countries. Indeed, previous crises have typically … lead not only to more unemployment but also to larger numbers of discouraged unemployed and thus more inactivity. It … experienced higher unemployment. In many other countries, unemployment and inactivity remained remarkably stable despite covid-19. …

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 …

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

We study how unemployment benefit eligibility affects the layoff exit rate by exploiting quasi-experimental variation … 12% in the layoff probability when unemployment benefit eligibility is attained, which persists for about 16 weeks. These …

unemployment is affected by different labour market institutions (LMI) such as labour taxes, unemployment benefits, employment …The development of the unemployment rate differs substantially between OECD countries. In recent years some countries … experienced a mild increase, other countries had a stable unemployment rate, while there are also 'successful' countries in which …