The pandemic had a significant effect on labour markets. Working hours fell sharply almost
everywhere, but the drivers of these declines varied greatly across countries, depending on …

In a tight labor market, workers are able to respond to price increases by bargaining for
higher wages. Analyzing conditions since the pandemic shows that, in the recent …

One constant during the post-pandemic recovery has been the tightness of labour markets.
The labour market is said to be “tight” when the imbalance between labour supply and …

The article presents the discussion on analyze the complex set of factors that led to the
highest inflation rates in more than 40 years. Topics include critics argued that the large …

The recovery from the COVID‑19 pandemic lost momentum in 2022, with employment and
unemployment stabilising. Labour markets remain tight, despite signs of easing. In this …

How do inflation expectations and inflation affect the job search behavior of workers, given
that wages are typically set in nominal terms? Using pre-COVID data from the Survey of …

Government responses to the COVID‐19 pandemic have differed in scope and design, with
important implications for the labour market as a whole but also for specific groups of …

The labour market recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has been strong among
advanced countries, partly reflecting massive and unprecedented policy support to workers …

Supply bottlenecks have grabbed all the headlines recently, but the theme chosen by the
Indonesian G20 Presidency (“Recover together, recover stronger”) also prompts us to …

This article discusses wage developments and the main factors that have influenced them
since the start of the pandemic. First, it reviews developments in a broad range of wage …