policy-oriented studies have dealt with the evolution of unemployment in 2020, often country by country, this article focuses … 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 …

Chinese labor market demand during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The analyses reveal that the lockdown policy …, which was implemented in Wuhan on January 23, 2020, reduced the labor market demand drastically. Specifically, the "Number … allowing the labor demand to rebound four weeks after the outbreak. The heterogeneity analyses reveal that the industries with …

Historically, the Spanish labor market has been quite unstable. The unexpected arrival of COVID-19 in 2020 has stressed … these vulnerabilities. In this paper, we analyze the immediate impact of the pandemic on Spanish labor market outcomes. We … find that, during the lockdown period, individuals work 3 hours less per week. Moreover, results show that the labor force …

Whether or not immigration negatively affects the labor market outcomes of natives is an ongoing debate. One of the … recent refugees in Germany who are exogenously allocated to districts and largely excluded from the labor market. Using panel … additional labor in service, public administration, and social work. As a consequence, we also observe a significant reduction in …

their labor market outcomes affected, while workers working in proximity to coworkers are more affected. The unemployment … employment and wages in the United States. Guided by a pre-analysis plan, we document that COVID-19 increased the unemployment … rate, decreased hours of work and labor force participation, especially for younger workers, non-white, not married and …

The paper explores the labor market effect of minimum wage legislations in the informal sector for a developing country …

(LFP) by 2.1%, increased unemployment by 1.1% and reduced weekly working hours by 1.1. The national lockdown decreased LFP … by 3.3%, increased unemployment by 1.7%, and decreased weekly working hours by 2.5. The probability of working on Fridays … unsuitable for remote work were hit the hardest in terms of unemployment. …