This publication reviews the recent evidence from programme evaluations on the effectiveness of active labour market policies (ALMPs) in helping unemployed individuals return to work. ALMPs differ widely in their objectives and their impacts, both across countries and within countries over time....

The policy measures taken to address the coronavirus pandemic have plunged the global economy into the greatest recession since the 1930s. These measures were motivated in the first instance by the experience in regions where the virus was uncontained and resulted in overwhelmed medical systems...