So far economic analysis of unemployment has neglected social norms to a large extent. Here the empirical relevance of …-being. The strength of the social work norm is measured in terms of a national referendum on the reduction of unemployment …

The social costs of unemployment, in terms of unemployment's impact on European citizens' life satisfaction, relate … strongly to unemployment duration. At any level of general joblessness, reducing long-term unemployment is more important than …

This study examines whether the distribution of aggregate unemployment by duration affects individual well-being. Two … distribution of aggregate unemployment by duration on individual well-being. We find significant evidence in favor of both the … remain unemployed for a longer time. At some point, however, both the employed and unemployed adapt to unemployment at the …

also a driver of behavior and life's outcomes? Rich survey data of recent entrants into unemployment in Germany show that a …

This article examines the impact of unemployment on social participation for Germany using the German Socio …-Economic Panel. We find significant negative, robust and, for some activities, lasting effects of unemployment on social … participation. Causality is established by focussing on plant closures as exogenous entries into unemployment. Social norms, labor …

Who records the largest drops in life satisfaction when they move into unemployment? Do men experience a larger drop in … unemployment is larger for women than men. The impact of unemployment on life satisfaction is large compared to the drops in life … satisfaction associated with changes in income and disability status. It is found that unemployment is less painful for men in …

unemployment. By analogy to the literature on social accounting under environmental external effects, the current value Hamiltonian … (or extended NNP in utility terms) is not an exact welfare measure in an economy with unemployment. The present value of …