Unemployment as a Social Norm in Germany

This paper investigates the relationship between the subjective well-being of both the employed and unemployed and regional unemployment rates. While both employed and unemployed men suffer from regional unemployment, unemployed men are significantly less negatively affected. This is consistent with a social norm effect of unemployment in Germany. We find no evidence of such an offsetting effect for women.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Clark, Andrew ; Knabe, Andreas ; Rätzel, Steffen
Published in:	Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften. - Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, ISSN 1439-121X. - Vol. 129.2009, 2, p. 251-260
Publisher:	Duncker & Humblot, Berlin

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Type of publication:	Article
Other identifiers:	10.3790/schm.129.2.251 [DOI]
Classification:	I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Quality of Life ; Z13 - Social Norms and Social Capital ; J64 - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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