temporarily. But short-time work is certainly not a panacea to "flatten the unemployment curve" - especially not in a scenario of … firms, unemployment benefits have been made more generous in many countries. Often, activation principles have also been …

well as a control group of unemployed who did not enter these programs. We add information on unemployment rates and GDP … are limited and starting an own business is an opportunity to leave unemployment. However, the survival of firms in …

well as a control group of unemployed who did not enter these programs. We add information on unemployment rates and GDP … are limited and starting an own business is an opportunity to leave unemployment. However, the survival of firms in …

two important aspects of their response: the impact effect of the recession on the rate of unemployment, and the … persistence of high unemployment. We find that countries lie on a trade-off between "resilience" and "persistence": countries … where the rate of unemployment is less affected on impact by output shocks (resilience) typically show higher unemployment …

- cancy subsidy, a layoff tax and unemployment benefits. We derive analytical expressions for the optimal setting of each of … replacement rate of unemployment insurance should all rise in recessions. We find this confirmed in a calibration targeted to the …

domains with macro-structural relevance (employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits, wage setting). Reforms tend … improved activity rates and lower unemployment. …