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This chapter introduces identity utility to the study of (un)employment and (un)happiness. The concept is described in … unemployment and well-being. Studies on unemployed persons' affective and cognitive well-being allow assessing the importance of … a lack of a structure in daily life. Unlike life satisfaction, unemployment leaves affective well-being mostly …
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Many countries suffer from persistently high unemployment rates. The scope for labour market reforms is often limited …
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In this paper, we shed more light on the subjective well-being of workfare participants and compare it to the well-being of unemployed and employed workers. We use data from a self-conducted survey among participants in workfare schemes in Germany. We examine two subdimensions of subjective...
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analyze transitions of workers between unemployment, regular employment and employment accompanied by welfare receipt. Working …
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Unemployment not only causes material hardship but can also affect an individual's sense of identity (i.e. their …
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Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel from 1984-2009, we follow persons from their working life into their retirement years and find that, on average, employed people maintain their life satisfaction upon retirement, while long-term unemployed people report a substantial increase in...
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analyze transitions of workers between unemployment, regular employment and employment accompanied by welfare receipt. Working …
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Unemployment not only causes material hardship but can also affect an individual's sense of identity (i.e. their …
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