COVID-19 is the ongoing menace to the all over the world, labelled as pandemic and worst economic shock in recent history. Sri Lanka is one of the most vulnerable middle-income countries suffer most during this novel virus outbreak. The economic impact of covid-19 can expect substantially both...

COVID-19 is an epidemic that has invaded a large number of countries. It started in Wuhan china and is now spreading rapidly to a large number of countries. Several countries have tested vaccines to control this, but it is still not 100 % successful. This declining and increasing COVID-19 virus...

COVID-19 is an epidemic that has invaded a large number of countries. It started in Wuhan china and is now spreading rapidly to a large number of countries. Several countries have tested vaccines to control this, but it is still not 100 % successful. This declining and increasing COVID-19 virus...

COVID-19 is an epidemic that has invaded a large number of countries. It started in Wuhan china and is now spreading rapidly to a large number of countries. Several countries have tested vaccines to control this, but it is still not 100 % successful. This declining and increasing COVID-19 virus...

We examine the short-term impact of COVID-19 on consumption spending and labor market outcomes. Using monthly panel data of individuals mainly aged 50–70 in Singapore, we find that COVID-19 reduced consumption spending and labor market outcomes immediately after its outbreak, and its negative...

We use a labor search model with heterogenous households and firms to study the efficacy of a wage subsidy during a pandemic, relative to enhancing unemployment benefits. A large proportion of the economy is forced to shut down, and firms in that sector choose whether to lay off workers or keep...

We examine the short-term impact of COVID-19 on consumption spending and labor market outcomes. Using monthly panel data of individuals mainly aged 50-70 in Singapore, we find that COVID-19 reduced consumption spending and labor market outcomes immediately after its outbreak, and its negative...

This paper structurally models and estimates the employment effects of minimum wages in inflexible labor markets with fixed employment costs. When there are fixed costs associated with employment, minimum wage regulation not only results in a reduction in employment among low productivity...

We follow a representative panel of millions of consumers in the U.S. from 2007 to 2017 and document several facts on the long-term effects of the Great Recession. There were about six million foreclosures in the ten-year period after Lehman's collapse. Owners of multiple homes accounted for 25%...