Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/250520 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14859
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We analyze the JobKeeper lump-sum wage subsidy introduced by the Australian government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, paying particular attention to the role of temporary layoffs in saving jobs. Although temporary layoffs were widely used, we find that recalls of workers on temporary layoff played only a small role in the early recovery. This suggests either that temporary layoffs were very long, or that many workers on temporary layoffs were never recalled.
Subjects: 
COVID-19
JobKeeper
wage subsidy
temporary layoffs
JEL: 
J08
J20
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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