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Short-time Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Lessons learned

This Report presents the development of the use of short-time work in Germany and compares it in a second step with the use of employment protection measures in other countries.

The IAB Research Paper 5/2023 by Bernd Fitzenberger and Ulrich Walwei first presents the development of the use of short-time work in Germany and compares it in a second step with the use of employment protection measures in the USA, Australia, France, Italy and Spain.

IAB-Forschungsbericht 5/2023: Short-time Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Lessons learned