Professor Postel-Vinay on labour market policy response to Covid-19
15 May 2020
The labour market policy response to Covid-19 must leverage the power of age
In this VoxEU Column, Fabien Postel-Vinay, together with Shigeru Fujita and Giuseppe Moscarini argue that labour market policy should leverage the distinct age profile of Covid-19 health risks and worker reallocation, by tailoring furlough subsidies, wage subsidies, and unemployment insurance to worker age.