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 …

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 un-employment … benefits or a basic income can contribute to happiness—though when such policies prolong unintended unemployment, the net …

the unemployment insurance offices, and they should benefit from job search assistance and active labour market policies …

institutions, reforming the tax and transfer system, and maintaining labour market flexibility. Beyond labour market policies, the …’une manière générale, les formations, l’amélioration des institutions du marché du travail, la réforme du système d’impôts et de …

Unemployment continues to be one of the major challenges in industrialized societies. Aside from its economic … dimensions and societal repercussions, questions concerning the individual experience of unemployment have recently attracted … increasing attention. Although many studies have documented the detrimental effects of unemployment for subjective well …

Unemployment not only causes material hardship but can also affect an individual’s sense of identity (i.e. their …

This study is the first to provide a causal estimate of the subjective well-being effects of spousal unemployment at … job termination induced by workplace closure, we show that spousal unemployment reduces the life satisfaction of … driven by an income effect, but likely reflect the psychological costs of unemployment. Our findings are robust to a battery …