IZA COVID-19 Crisis response monitoring: The second phase of the crisis

• Author(s): Eichhorst, Werner ; Marx, Paul ; Rinne, Ulf ; Böheim, René ; Leoni, Thomas ; Tobin, Steven ; Sweetman, Arthur ; Ferreira, Priscila ; Cerejeira, João ; Portela, Miguel
• Date: 2021
• Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/72582
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): COVID-19; Labour market; Crisis response
• Document Type: Report
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Universidade do Minho; et. al.

Description

As the pandemic continues and countries experience a massive second wave, labor markets continue to be heavily affected. At the same time, countries have started to extend, but also adjust stabilization measures initially introduced at the outset of the crisis. As of today, three main elements of crisis response require particular attention: the further development of short-time work schemes, ad hoc income protection for the self-employed, and the specific difficulties labor markets are currently facing. This overview addresses focusses on these three essential issues.