Reemployment premium effect of furlough programs: evaluating Spain’s scheme during the COVID-19 crisis

Abstract This paper presents an average treatment effect analysis of Spain’s furlough program during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using 2020 labour force quarterly microdata, we construct a counterfactual made of comparable nonfurloughed individuals who lost their jobs and apply propensity sc...

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Main Authors: J. Garcia-Clemente, N. Rubino, E. Congregado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-06-01
Series:Journal for Labour Market Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-023-00343-w