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

employment levels during recessions. However, they can create inefficiency in the labor market, and might limit labor market …

Following a decline in employment and participation rates during the 1980s and 1990s, Israel managed to reverse these … trends during the last 15 years. This was accompanied by a substantial decrease in unemployment. New labor force participants …

unemployment benefits. Will social welfare rise as a result? Will some groups be winners and other groups be losers? Will the …

workers. Since youth unemployment is a pressing problem throughout advanced and developing countries, it is important to … consider the impact of these policies on the employment prospects of the young. …

workers. Since youth unemployment is a pressing problem throughout advanced and developing countries, it is important to … consider the impact of these policies on the employment prospects of the young. …

instruments. Important developments since 2000 include steadily decreasing unemployment rates (since 2005), increasing …

instruments. Important developments since 2000 include steadily decreasing unemployment rates (since 2005), increasing …

employment rate among people of working age. Recent increases in employment among older groups contribute favorably to public … finances, but high overall unemployment and a large share of the long-term unemployed are serious concerns. …