The report was co‑ordinated and prepared by Raphaela Hyee and Herwig Immervoll in the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS). It greatly benefited from contributions from Florentin Kerschbaumer, Rodrigo Fernandez, Jongmi Lee, Duncan MacDonald, Eliza-Jane Pearsall and Daniele Pacifico. Hanna Varkki provided editorial assistance and prepared the report for publication.
The project was co-funded by the US Department of Labor. A technical companion paper (Impacts of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance extensions on work incentives and benefit generosity during joblessness) will be published concurrently. This material does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the United States Department of Labor, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the United States Government.
The OECD team would like to thank experts from the US Department of Labor for their continuous support, the provision of relevant data and policy information, and their comments on earlier versions of the report. We would also like to thank the US Census Bureau for their timely and competent advice on the survey micro-data this report is based on. We also thank Stéphane Carcillo (Head of the Jobs and Income Division), Stefano Scarpetta and Mark Pearson (Director and Deputy Director of ELS) for their guidance and comments.