We analyse how unemployment affects individuals' social networks, leisure activities, and the related satisfaction … unemployment. …

This chapter summarizes the latest state of the art in economic research on unemployment and subjective well …. Topics covered include the estimation of non-pecuniary costs of unemployment, unemployment over time, the role of others …' unemployment, spill-over effects, and re-employment, among others. …

Unemployment is notoriously difficult to predict. In previous studies, once country fixed effects are added to panel … estimates, few variables predict changes in unemployment rates. Using panel data for 29 European countries - Austria; Belgium … predict changes in the unemployment rate 12 months in advance based on individuals' fears of unemployment, their perceptions …

We are the first to examine how parental unemployment experienced during early-, mid- and late-childhood affects adult … life satisfaction. Using German household panel data, we find that parental unemployment induced by plant closures and …, parental unemployment can also have a positive effect depending on the age and gender of the child. Our results are robust even …

labor market policies. More generous unemployment support, which provided income replacement or programs to assist …

negatively associated with the well-being loss upon unemployment. That is, the negative unemployment shock on their well-being is … with pro-activity during the unemployment period. The results are robust to various checks including estimators, measures …