• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Unemployment in Switzerland in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic: An intertemporal perspective
  • Contributor: Sheldon, George [Author]
  • imprint: Heidelberg: Springer, 2020
  • Language: English
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41937-020-00058-6
  • ISSN: 2235-6282
  • Keywords: Covid-19 ; Unemployment ; Incidence ; Duration ; Switzerland
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  • Description: 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 historical perspective, current unemployment as well as that expected by the federal authorities in the medium term do not seem that dramatic. Current hazard rates present a different picture, however, predicting increases in both the unemployment rate and long-term unemployment to record levels.
  • Access State: Open Access
  • Rights information: Attribution (CC BY)