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

Submitted by pmassetti on Fri, 11/06/2020 - 11:58

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/furlough-effect/

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British Politics and Policy at LSE (03.11.2020) 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.

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

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