The government’s furlough scheme has almost certainly helped prevent a large rise in unemployment over COVID-19 (so far)

Wadsworth, Jonathan (2020) The government’s furlough scheme has almost certainly helped prevent a large rise in unemployment over COVID-19 (so far). British Politics and Policy at LSE (03 Nov 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Jonathan Wadsworth explains why the furlough scheme seems to have done its job in preventing mass layoffs, as well as other reasons why the total entering unemployment is still much lower than in the 2008-2011 downturn.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Date Deposited:	17 Dec 2020 11:30
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 20:23
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107734

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