Using eight waves of the European Social Survey, we analysed how the local unemployment rate influences the well … unemployment rate). We find that the satisfaction of unemployed people (relative to employed people) is lower when the unemployment … regarding the happiness scores. Our results do not support the “social norm of unemployment” hypothesis that states that the …

Unemployment has been robustly shown to strongly decrease subjective well-being (or "happiness"). In the present paper …, we use panel quantile regression techniques in order to analyze to what extent the negative impact of unemployment varies … unemployed. A similar but stronger effect of unemployment is found for a broad mental well-being variable (GHQ-12). For happy and …

Unemployment has been robustly shown to strongly decrease subjective well-being (or "happiness"). In the present paper …, we use panel quantile regression techniques in order to analyze to what extent the negative impact of unemployment varies … unemployed. A similar but stronger effect of unemployment is found for a broad mental well-being variable (GHQ-12). For happy and …

Unemployment has been robustly shown to strongly decrease subjective well-being (or "happiness"). In the present paper …, we use panel quantile regression techniques in order to analyze to what extent the negative impact of unemployment varies … unemployed. A similar but stronger effect of unemployment is found for a broad mental well-being variable (GHQ-12). For happy and …

. Using highly detailed German county level data, we test whether the social norm effect of unemployment is age-dependent. The … wellbeing differential between the unemployed and the employed is found to increase with the local unemployment rate at the … beginning of the working life but to remain steady or even to decrease in older age. Individual unemployment, however, remains …

By using longitudinal data the relation between satisfaction with life and unemployment is analyzed in this study. Data … the effects of voluntary and involuntary unemployment on life satisfaction. (2) Moreover, the intent is to answer the …

, even the probability of returning from unemployment to employment can increase. Gender-specific differences are discussed. …

on German linked survey and administrative data. To study the causal relationship between unemployment and multiple … effects of job loss are long-lasting, growing more profound the longer the duration of unemployment and persisting following …