The following contribution compares the unemployment situation arising from the lockdown induced by the Covid-19 pandemic with previous employment crises in Switzerland. In addition, it forecasts the future trajectory of unemployment based on ongoing changes in hazard rates. From a historical...

The following contribution compares the unemployment situation arising from the lockdown induced by the Covid-19 pandemic with previous employment crises in Switzerland. In addition, it forecasts the future trajectory of unemployment based on ongoing changes in hazard rates. From a historical...

Eine Reihe von Knappheitsindikatoren hierzulande gab in letzter Zeit einige Rätsel auf: In Berufen, in denen nach Massgabe der Indikatoren ein Überangebot an Stellensuchenden vorlag, bestand nach Auskunft von Stellenanbietern in Wirklichkeit Arbeitskräfteknappheit. Die vorliegende Studie...