The distribution of unemployment duration in our equilibrium matching model with spell-dependent unemployment benefits … aggregate unemployment rate. Structural estimation using a German micro-data set (SOEP) allows us to discuss the effects of a … recent unemployment benefit reform (Hartz IV). The reform reduced unemployment by only 0:3%. Contrary to general beliefs, we …

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 …, these effects are stronger for girls and for children whose mothers are employed. …

changes is, nonetheless, strongly debated. We contribute to this discussion by analyzing the effect of unemployment on LOC … unemployment. Overall, we find a significant shift in stated LOC due to unemployment. Because the effect is observable during … unemployment only and not heterogeneous with respect to individual characteristics or unemployment duration, we conclude that only …

comes from their own actions instead of being determined by luck or destiny, earn higher wages. However, this positive …

rates of older workers and women. The basic rationale is that workers choose non-employed if their reservation wages are … larger than the offered wages. Whereas the offered wages depend on workers' productivity and firms' decisions, reservation … wages are largely determined by workers' endowments and preferences for leisure. To shed some empirical light on this issue …

To explore single mothers' labor market participation we analyze specific circumstances and dynamics in their life … identifying episodes of single motherhood and employment during life courses. Since family statuses of single mothers are … detailed view by analyzing single mothers' transition from not being employed to full-time or part-time work and vice versa …

While a large body of evidence suggests that unemployment and self-reported happiness are negatively correlated, it is … not clear whether this reflects a causal effect of unemployment on happiness and whether subsidized employment can …

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 …In dieser Arbeit wird die Beziehung zwischen Lebenszufriedenheit und Arbeitslosigkeit im Längsschnitt untersucht. Die …