Can governmental policies mitigate the effects of recessions on unemployment? We study whether the Swiss short …-time work (STW) program reduced unemployment in the 2009-2015 period using quarterly establishment-level panel data linking … several administrative data sources. We compare changes in permanent layoffs into unemployment, hiring from unemployment …

mainly driven via STW. US unemployment rose at an unprecedented rate, but unlike in previous recessions, it was mostly driven …

the 2018-2021 period. The analysis focuses on the divergences in out-of-unemployment transitions and medium … detachment, prolonged periods of unemployment or a diminished success rate in reemployment. However, certain socio …