This paper evaluates the short-term labour market impact of the COVID-19 Containment measures in Germany. We take the … from employment into unemployment in April 2020 were due to the containment measures. In a second approach, we make use of … the unemployment effect coming from the separations margin. In sum, the lockdown measures increased unemployment in the …

(ALMP) to fight unemployment in many countries in recent years. In contrast to traditional ALMP instruments like training … unemployed individuals to exit unemployment by entering self-employment and, thus, by creating their own jobs. In this sense … combat unemployment but also as business policy to promote entrepreneurship. The corresponding empirical literature on this …

Unemployment presents a significant challenge requiring attention not only in developing countries but also in …, thereby gauging its efficacy in reducing unemployment. The evaluation employs a counterfactual impact assessment methodology … entrepreneurship and mitigating unemployment in Slovakia. …