Germany and the United States pursued different economic strategies to minimise the impact of the Coronavirus Crisis on …, especially short-time work (STW). The United States relied on a mix of external flexibility and income protection. On this basis …

Survey data, we document a significant increase in the gender gap in labor market participation. We find no evidence of a … worsening of the unemployment gender gap during the pandemic, but we find that women were more likely to uptake short-time work …

. -- Active labor market programs ; short work ; subsidies ; training ; workfare ; activation ; sanctions ; job search assistance …

work sharing schemes, should be applied in severe recessions for a limited time period of time only. ALMPs creating … market, especially during recoveries. In-work benefits and public works are not very cost-efficient in terms of raising … labor market programs ; short work ; subsidies ; training ; workfare ; activation ; sanctions ; job search assistance …

-time work compensation schemes) make it easier for employers to temporarily reduce hours worked so that labor is better matched … access for freelancers and those looking to work part-time. …

Paid family leave allows workers to take time off from work to care for a family member with a serious health condition … implement a paid family leave program allowing workers to take up to eight weeks off work with partial pay to care for their own … are aged 45-64 and have a disabled spouse, using the 2001-2008 American Community Survey. Our preferred estimates suggest …