In this article I set out to present the situation in terms of unemployment rate, the number of registered unemployed but also the share of unemployed nationwide in the period 2020-2021. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate has increased considerably. The provisions of the...

This paper evaluates the temporary VAT reduction invoked by the German government over the third and fourth quarter of 2020 as part of the COVID-19 stimulus package. There is considerable controversy. Critics argue that VAT reductions are ineffective in the presence of lockdown measures in place...

This paper evaluates the short-term labour market impact of the COVID-19 containment measures in Germany. It examines two dimensions of the first lockdown in Germany, namely the length and the strength of the lockdown. While the assessment of the length is conducted via variation across regions...