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The subjective well-being of workfare participants : insights from a day reconstruction survey

Knabe, Andreas; Schöb, Ronnie; Weimann, Joachim - 2015

In this paper, we shed more light on the subjective well-being of workfare participants and compare it to the well …-being of unemployed and employed workers. We use data from a self-conducted survey among participants in workfare schemes in … obtain a more comprehensive view of the subjective impact of workfare jobs. Our results show that the life satisfaction of …

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Labor market policies, unemployment, and identity : policies to help the unemployed can affect feelings of identity and well-being, so measures need to be evaluated carefully

Schöb, Ronnie - 2016

, workfare may not provide the intended incentives, and flexicurity (a system that combines a flexible labor market with active …

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Labor market policies, unemployment, and identity : policies to help the unemployed can affect feelings of identity and well-being, so measures need to be evaluated carefully

Schöb, Ronnie - 2022

, measures that require some work or attendance for training from those receiving benefits (workfare) may not provide the …

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Evidence from the "frontline"? : an ethnographic problematisation of welfare-to-work administrator opinions

Jordan, John David - In: Work, employment and society : a journal of the British … 32 (2018) 1, pp. 57-74

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Active labor market policies and crime : unemployment increase crime among youth, while active labor market policies can mitigate the problem

Tranæs, Torben - 2015

Active labor market programs continue to receive high priority in wealthy countries despite the fact that the benefits appear small relative to the costs. This apparent discrepancy suggests that the programs may have a broader purpose than simply increasing employment - for instance, preventing...

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