Labour market policy, subjective well-being, reemployment stability, Europe, unemployment benefits, unemployment, social inclusion, job quality, active labour market policy, one-euro-jobs, treatment effects, duration analysis, multi-level analysis, ALMP. - This dissertation analyses the effects...

This dissertation was prepared by Jasmin Gröschl and is a collection of five self-contained empirical essays. They aim at contributing to the understanding of non-standard determinants of trade and migration: historical and cultural characteristics in the United States (Chapter 1),...