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 …

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. …

As data from multiple waves of HILDA become available, Australian researchers will be able to study the unemployment … unemployment. This paper makes an initial contribution in analysing the experience of unemployed Australians based on a range of …. Aspects of unemployment investigated include the perceived barriers to employment, job search methods, financial circumstances …

paper, we summarize some recent findings with respect to geographical comparisons of income, unemployment, health and …

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 …

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. …

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 …