Unemployment in Switzerland in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic: an intertemporal perspective

Unemployment in Switzerland in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic: an intertemporal perspective

Abstract The following contribution compares the unemployment situation arising from the lockdown induced by the Covid-19 pandemic with previous employment crises in Switzerland. In addition, it forecasts the future trajectory of unemployment based on ongoing changes in hazard rates. From a historic...

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Main Author: George Sheldon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-08-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
Subjects:
Unemployment
Incidence
Duration
Covid-19
Switzerland
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41937-020-00058-6

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