Background: Although unemployment rates are at historical lows, there is still a persistent gap between unemployment …. Conclusions: Lowering the disproportionate rate at which black men are incarcerated will not in itself eliminate the unemployment …

. The survival analysis indicates that the flows from/to employment to/from unemployment in Latvia are determined by the …

unemployment and informality do not change substantially. The effects are greater when the initial shock increases informality in …

dissatisfied with their job, the unemployed's well-being is statistically significantly higher. Thus, it appears that unemployment … effects as males and particularly married males suffer more from unemployment. Also, a quarter of the unemployed report that … they feel social pressure due to unemployment. These findings suggest that social approval plays some role in the impact of …

Measures of individual happiness, or well-being, can guide labor market policies. Individual unemployment, as well as … the rate of unemployment in society, have a negative effect on happiness. In contrast, employment protection and … unemployment benefits can contribute to happiness - though when such policies prolong unemployment, the net effect on national …

incentives as it reduces the attractiveness of remaining a low-educated worker. However, unemployment also increases …

I analyze the matching process in the Spanish labor market from 1994-2005. I use monthly registered unemployment data … emphasize the crucial role of the demand in generating the outflows from unemployment to employment. The ECT coefficient … from unemployment to employment appears to be the sole endogenous variable. …