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Happiness as a guide to labor market policy : happiness is key to a productive economy, and a job is key to individual happiness

Ritzen, Jozef M. M. - 2015

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 …

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Mandeville on charity schools : happiness, social order and the psychology of poverty

Pongiglione, Francesca; Tolonen, Mikko - In: Erasmus journal for philosophy and economics : EJPE 9 (2016) 1, pp. 82-100

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Immigration policy and well-being of female foreign spouses : a case study of the effect of granting a work permit

Liao, Pei-An; Lin, Lin; Chang, Hung-hao - In: International journal of happiness and development 8 (2023) 1, pp. 44-65

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Womenâ€™s changing socioeconomic position and union formation in Spain and Portugal

Domínguez-Folgueras, Marta; Castro-Martín, Teresa - In: Demographic Research 19 (2008) 41, pp. 1513-1550

Economic and sociological theories of marriage have long emphasized the impact of womenâ€™s education and employment on union formation. In this study, we explore the relevance of the female economic independence hypothesis to explain womenâ€™s patterns of entry into marriage and...

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On the links between employment, partnership quality, and the desire to have a first child

Berninger, Ina; Weiß, Bernd; Wagner, Michael - In: Demographic Research 24 (2011) 24, pp. 579-610

We examine the impact of precarious work (low income and job security satisfaction) on the intention to have a first child. We consider a direct and an indirect effect; the latter is mediated by partnersâ€™ conflict behaviour, conflict level, and partnership quality. We assume that a...

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Maternity leave in turbulent times: effects on labor market transitions and fertility in Russia, 1985-2000

Gerber, Theodore P.; Perelli-Harris, Brienna - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2009

Maternity leave policies are designed to ease the tension between women’s employment and fertility, but whether they actually play such a role remains unclear. We analyze the individual-level effects of maternity leave on employment outcomes and on second conception rates among Russian...

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Men´s and women´s economic activity and first marriage: Jews in Israel, 1987-1995

Raz-Yurovich, Liat - In: Demographic Research 22 (2010) 29, pp. 933-964

Using both analysis of the effect of lagged economic and current educational characteristics and analysis of life-course changes in these characteristics, this study provides insights into the theoretical debate concerning the relationships between men´s and women´s economic activity and...

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The interplay of employment uncertainty and education in explaining second births in Europe

Adsera, Alicia - In: Demographic Research 25 (2011) 16, pp. 513-544

Periods of high and persistent unemployment since the late 1980s as well as an upward trend in the share of temporary employment characterize recent labor market instability in Europe. This paper analyzes the associations between timing to a second birth and changing economic environment. In...

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Employment Type and Length of Stay in Substance Abuse Treatment: Economic Factors and Gender Specific Effects

Keefer, Quinn A.W. - In: International Journal of Social Science Studies 1 (2013) 2, pp. 219-229

We present an economic argument for the effect of employment on length of stay in substance abuse treatment, which is documented to contribute to positive post-treatment outcomes. We begin by presenting a theoretical model which predicts longer lengths of stay for employed versus unemployed...

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HDR 1996 - Economic Growth and Human Development

UNDP - Human Development Report Office, United Nations …

The 1996 Report opens with a fundamental statement: "Human development is the end - economic growth a means." The Report argues that economic growth, if not properly managed, can be jobless, voiceless, ruthless, rootless and futureless, and thus detrimental to human development. The quality of...

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