policy-oriented studies have dealt with the evolution of unemployment in 2020, often country by country, this article focuses … on the evolution of unemployment as well as inactivity across European countries. Indeed, previous crises have typically … lead not only to more unemployment but also to larger numbers of discouraged unemployed and thus more inactivity. It …

EWE is a consequence of one of the most important labor institutions: the unemployment benefit (UB). We develop a model …

increases the labor market tightness in the high-skilled labor market. This leads to a rising unemployment rate and falling … wages of low-skilled workers and a falling unemployment rate and rising wages of high-skilled workers. In a cali- bration to …

employment and wages in the United States. Guided by a pre-analysis plan, we document that COVID-19 increased the unemployment … their labor market outcomes affected, while workers working in proximity to coworkers are more affected. The unemployment …, these policies increased unemployment by nearly 4 percentage points, but reduced COVID-19 cases by 186,600-311,000, and …

the local unemployment rate when more refugees arrive. The dynamic panel data estimates are robust to various sensitivity …

document the employment losses in April 2020 across various groups using the U.S. Current Population Survey. The unemployment …

labor market policies. More generous unemployment support, which provided income replacement or programs to assist …