or whether humans grow accustomed to better conditions over time. We rely on a large-scale experiment to examine what … reducing the shortfall in the satisfaction of their basic needs. Our results are conclusive. We find that subjective …

that people's happiness eventually returns to a stable reference level. We use a multi-country field experiment to examine …

or whether humans grow accustomed to better conditions over time. We rely on a large-scale experiment to examine what … reducing the shortfall in the satisfaction of their basic needs. Our results are conclusive. We find that subjective …

reducing the number of people unemployed at any point in time. -- unemployment ; unemployment duration ; life satisfaction …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 …

more so the risk of being out of work for 4 to 12 months. -- unemployment ; unemployment duration ; life satisfaction …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 …

-being, relatively little is known about how this effect depends on unemployment duration. Data from three large-scale European panels is …