The effects that the economic crisis triggered by COVID-19 is having on unemployment could hardly differ more than in … of the European Union (EU-27) managed to keep unemployment in check largely through heavy reliance on short-time work or … similar measures, the United States has been experiencing mass unemploy-ment reminiscent of the Great Depression of 1929 …

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

for economies with either an earnings-related or flatrate unemployment compensation system are considered. A distinctive … feature of the analysis is the comparison of both unemployment compensation systems in a two-country setting. It is … demonstrated that the performance of a system with earnings-related or flat-rate unemployment benefits depends on whether the labor …