Measures of individual happiness, or well-being, can guide labor market policies. Individual unemployment, as well as … the rate of unemployment in society, have a negative effect on happiness. In contrast, employment protection and … unemployment benefits can contribute to happiness - though when such policies prolong unemployment, the net effect on national …

to implement. The empirical relevance is illustrated in an application to the effect of unemployment on happiness …

also obtain a strong negative effect on survival of entering entrepreneurship from unemployment. Hence, policymakers should …

Unemployment insurance systems include monitoring of unemployed workers and punitive sanctions if job search …

All developed economies have unemployment benefit programs to protect workers against major income losses during spells … of unemployment. By enabling unemployed workers to meet basic consumption needs, the programs protect workers from having … recessions. If benefits are too generous, however, the programs can lengthen unemployment and raise the unemployment rate. The …

the high level and persistence of fear of unemployment in Russia may be caused by non-economic factors. …Using the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey data, the paper examines Russian workers’ fear of unemployment under … relevant re-employment in case of displacement. In order to get the best possible measurement of unemployment for those local …