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Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we show that paternal unemployment has a … longitudinal value-added models for personality suggest that paternal unemployment makes children significantly more conscientious …
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By using longitudinal data the relation between satisfaction with life and unemployment is analyzed in this study. Data … the effects of voluntary and involuntary unemployment on life satisfaction. (2) Moreover, the intent is to answer the …
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, even the probability of returning from unemployment to employment can increase. Gender-specific differences are discussed. …
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High rates of unemployment entail substantial costs to the working population in terms of reduced subjective well … sensitivity of subjective well-being to fluctuations in unemployment rates is much lower in the public sector than in the private … unemployment. …
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regional unemployment rates. While employed 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 …
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This paper analyzes the mobility between self-employment, wage employment and non-employment. Using data for men in West Germany, we find strong true state dependence in all three states. Moreover, compared to wage employment, non-employment increases the probability of self-employment...
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unemployment when taking place in industries characterized by low skilled wage rigidity. Thus, in terms of unemployment, not …
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This paper asks whether part-time work makes women happy. Previous research on labour supply has assumed that as workers freely choose their optimal working hours on the basis of their innate preferences and the hourly wage rate, outcome reflects preference. This paper tests this assumption by...
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federal employment agency and data of real estate prices, we evaluate the impact of neighborhood unemployment on individual … neighborhood unemployment on the individual employment probability. …
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correlation of unemployment and subjective life satisfaction. It is found that unemployed individuals do not only report … significantly lower concurrent satisfaction, but also recall reduced satisfaction from past unemployment well, and retrospectively … upgrade their past satisfaction scores. Therefore, the short-term negative effects of unemployment on individual life …
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