Título The role of short-time work and discretionary policy measures in mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 crisis in Germany
Autores CHRISTL, MICHAEL, De Poli, Silvia , Hufkens, Tine , Peichl, Andreas , Ricci, Mattia
Publicación externa Si
Medio Int. Tax Public Financ.
Alcance Article
Naturaleza Científica
Cuartil JCR 3
Cuartil SJR 2
Impacto JCR 1
Impacto SJR 0.568
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Fecha de publicacion 01/08/2023
ISI 000800994300001
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85130751301
DOI 10.1007/s10797-022-09738-w
Abstract In this paper, we investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on German household income in 2020 using a micro-level approach. We combine a microsimulation model with novel labour market transition techniques to simulate the COVID-19 shock on the German labour market. We find the consequences of the labour market shock to be highly regressive with a strong impact on the poorest households. However, this effect is nearly entirely offset by automatic stabilisers and discretionary policy measures. We explore the cushioning effect of these policies in detail, showing that short-time working schemes and especially the one-off payments for children are effective in cushioning the income loss of the poor.
Palabras clave COVID-19; EUROMOD; Microsimulation; STW; Automatic stabilisers
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