It is frequently argued that unemployment plays a crucial role for the occurrence of right- wing extremist crimes. We … unemployment is high. The big difference in right-wing crime between East and West German states can mostly be attributed to … differences in unemployment. This finding reinforces the importance of unemployment as an explanatory factor for right-wing crime …

Eastern Europe has played an important role in this development. The derived labor market consequences are not fully clear so … market might be somewhat negatively affected by the East enlargement of the EU, the German labor market will not. …

Right-wing extremism is a serious problem in many societies. A prominent hypothesis states that unemployment plays a … fact a significant positive relation between unemployment and right-wing criminal activities. We show further that the big … difference in right-wing crime between East and West German states can mostly be attributed to differences in unemployment. This …

It is puzzling that people feel quite unhappy when they become unemployed, while at the same time active labor market … unhappy and the need for activation policies. -- happiness ; unemployment duration …

It is puzzling that people feel quite unhappy when they become unemployed, while at the same time active labor market … unhappy and the need for activation policies. -- Happiness ; unemployment duration …