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Wellbeing consequences of unemployment and working with a job dissatisfaction in Turkey

Uğur, Zeynep B. - In: International Econometric Review (IER) 14 (2022) 4, pp. 124-141

dissatisfied with their job, the unemployed's well-being is statistically significantly higher. Thus, it appears that unemployment … effects as males and particularly married males suffer more from unemployment. Also, a quarter of the unemployed report that … they feel social pressure due to unemployment. These findings suggest that social approval plays some role in the impact of …

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Labor market policies, unemployment, and identity

Schöb, Ronnie - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)

Unemployment not only causes material hardship but can also affect an individual’s sense of identity (i.e. their …

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Labor market policies, unemployment, and identity

Schöb, Ronnie - In: IZA World of Labor (2021)

Unemployment not only causes material hardship but can also affect an individual's sense of identity (i.e. their …

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Can “happiness data” help evaluate economic policies?

MacCulloch, Robert - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)

unemployment benefits. Will social welfare rise as a result? Will some groups be winners and other groups be losers? Will the …

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Migrant well-being after leaving transition economies

Nikolova, Milena - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

Most comparative research suggests that immigrants from post-socialist countries earn less than natives, work in jobs for which they are overqualified, and may experience unhappiness compared with natives, other immigrants, and non-migrants. In contrast, one study presents causal evidence which...

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Ausbau der Kinderbetreuung: Entlastung der Eltern erhöht Zufriedenheit

Schober, Pia S.; Schmitt, Christian - In: DIW Wochenbericht 80 (2013) 50, pp. 3-11

Beginnend mit dem Jahr 2005 und nochmals verstärkt seit 2008 wurde in Deutschland das Angebot an Kinderbetreuung für die unter Dreijährigen flächendeckend ausgebaut. Wir untersuchen, ob diese Ausweitung im Angebot - vermittelt über eine stärkere Entlastung der Mütter und Väter mit...

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Low emission zones improve air quality and health but temporarily decrease life satisfaction

Sarmiento, Luis; Wägner, Nicole; Zaklan, Aleksandar - In: DIW Weekly Report 12 (2022) 13, pp. 99-106

Air pollution results in high economic costs arising from its negative impacts on human health, especially in urban areas. Driving restriction policies such as low emission zones (LEZs) are designed to improve air quality. Indeed, empirical analyses in this Weekly Report confirm that LEZs reduce...

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Umweltzonen verbessern Luftqualität und Gesundheit, verringern aber temporär Lebenszufriedenheit

Sarmiento, Luis; Wägner, Nicole; Zaklan, Aleksandar - In: DIW Wochenbericht 89 (2022) 13, pp. 203-211

Luftverschmutzung verursacht hohe ökonomische Kosten durch gesundheitliche Belastungen der AnwohnerInnen, vor allem in städtischen Gebieten. Fahrbeschränkungen in Umweltzonen sollen zur Verbesserung der Luftqualität beitragen. Empirische Analysen in diesem Wochenbericht bestätigen, dass...

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Approaches to well-being, use of psychology and paternalism in economics

Collewet, Marion - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 8 (2014) 2014-32, pp. 1-25

This paper discusses three approaches in economics which take a position on the definition of well-being and which use insights from psychology to support their positions: Scitovsky's Joyless Economy, happiness economics, and the constitutional approach to happiness in economics. The paper shows...

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Aircraft noise in Berlin affects quality of life even outside the airport grounds

Eibich, Peter; Kholodilin, Konstantin; Krekel, Christian; … - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 5 (2015) 9, pp. 127-133

Aircraft noise is a particularly problematic source of noise as many airports are located in or near major cities and, as a result, densely populated areas are affected. Data from the Berlin Aging Study II (Berliner Altersstudie II, BASE-II), whose socio-economic module is based on the...

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