This paper is concerned with social interactions and their importance for unemployment. A theoretical model is … specified in which the psychological costs of unemployment depend upon the unemployment level. The analysis reveals social … multiplier effects, and shows that multiple unemployment equilibria may emerge. Data on all 20- to 24-year-olds living in …

This paper is concerned with social interactions and their importance for unemployment. A theoretical model is … specified in which the social and psychological costs of unemployment depend upon the unemployment level. The theoretical … analysis reveals social multiplier effects, and shows that multiple unemployment equilibria may emerge. Data on all 20- to 24 …

increasing the number of workers embedded in the social networks can increase the unemployment rate and decrease workers welfare …

unemployment status. Two directions of the ongoing research are analyzed: the impact of social norms on unemployment and the …. -- social interactions ; social norms ; work norms ; regional unemployment ; social networks ; subjective well-being …

individual unemployment duration. The impact is assumed to be enhanced through social work norms shared by peers within the group … unemployment duration. -- regional social interactions ; social work norms ; group influence, regional unemployment ; religious …

This paper relates an individual’s social capital and the length of unemployment spells of the very same individual … of unemployment. Our results show that an individual’s social capital positively affects an agent’s probability to take … up employment in the next time period. This implies social capital shortens the length of an unemployment spell …

This paper relates an individual's social capital and the length of unemployment spells of the very same individual … of unemployment. Our results show that an individual's social capital positively affects an agent's probability to take … up employment in the next time period. This implies social capital shortens the length of an unemployment spell …

It has been shown in past research that unemployment has a large negative impact on subjective well-being of … effects of unemployment. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel 1984-2004, I find that social capital is an important … predictor of well-being levels, but there is no evidence that it moderates the effect of unemployment on well-being. The well …

increasing the number of workers embedded in the social networks can increase the unemployment rate and decrease workers welfare …

Since the beginning of the recession period in Europe, unemployment has greatly affected the young adult population. In … this context, Spain is regarded as an extreme case, due to its exceptionally high youth unemployment rates. This article … with higher levels of unemployment and instability during the Great Recession than others. To do this, retrospective data …