This paper examines possible spillover effects of parental unemployment on the subjective wellbeing of 12- to 21-year …-old children. Using German panel data (SOEP), we show that unemployment of fathers and mothers is negatively associated with their … children's life satisfaction. When controlling for time-invariant individual heterogeneity, our results suggest that maternal …

divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we … find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the likelihood of a future separation … utility are more at risk than others. It may also be the case that assortative mating in terms of happiness baseline …

: overall unemployment is positively related to satisfaction and regional unemployment in West Germany is negatively related … of our analyses is on the pattern of life, job and health satisfaction over time and the influence of unemployment rates …-unification - not only in satisfaction but also its determinants. While people living in the western part of Germany report somewhat …

"This paper studies the effect of unemployment benefits on the unemployment and subsequent employment duration using … individual data from the European Community Household Panel, for France, Germany, and the UK. The empirical analysis is based on … heterogeneity. We find that recipients, relative to non-recipients, face lower exit rates from unemployment, while an additional …

This paper studies the effect of unemployment benefits on the unemployment and subsequent employment duration using … individual data from the European Community Household Panel, for France, Germany, and the UK. The empirical analysis is based on … heterogeneity. We find that recipients, relative to non-recipients, face lower exit rates from unemployment, while an additional …

investigates the effect of job loss and becoming unemployed, another field of study focuses on the determinants of job satisfaction … evolving around employment conditions, self-employment, and potential public sector satisfaction premiums. A smaller part of …

persons report substantially lower levels of life satisfaction than employed persons. When looking at specific types of … less time at work outweighs the negative emotional effect of unemployment during leisure episodes, such that the unemployed …

In Germany, there is no trade union membership wage premium, while the membership fee amounts to 1% of the gross wage … evidence for a private gain from trade union membership which has hitherto not been documented: in West Germany, union members …

In Germany, there is no trade union membership wage premium, while the membership fee amounts to 1% of the gross wage … evidence for a private gain from trade union membership which has hitherto not been documented: in West Germany, union members …