During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries used short-time work schemes, i.e., subsidies for temporary working hours reductions due to production drops. In Germany, regulations on entitlements and benefits have been much more generous during the pandemic than they were in noncrisis times. This...

Die Covid-19-Pandemie belastete den Gesundheits- und Pflegesektor besonders stark. Es war daher zu befürchten, dass infolge der Pandemie mehr Pflegekräfte ihren Job aufgeben würden. Tatsächlich nahm die Zahl der Pflegefach- und Pflegehilfskräfte im Zeitraum 2016 bis 2021 in der Summe...

We analyze unique data on three sources of information on the probability of re‑employment within 6 months (RE6), for the same individuals sampled from the inflow into unemployment. First, they were asked for their perceived probability of RE6. Second, their caseworkers revealed whether they...