Unemployment and subjective well-being

Arbeitspapier

This chapter summarizes the latest state of the art in economic research on unemployment and subjective well-being. Outcomes covered are general life satisfaction, affective well-being, and mental health. Special attention is paid to empirical evidence as obtained from popular panel data sets. Both prominent methodological issues and substantive themes are introduced. Topics covered include the estimation of non-pecuniary costs of unemployment, unemployment over time, the role of others' unemployment, spill-over effects, and re-employment, among others.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: GLO Discussion Paper ; No. 760

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; General Welfare; Well-Being ; Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers: General
• Subject: unemployment ; subjective well-being ; life satisfaction ; happiness ; mental health

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Suppa, Nicolai
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Global Labor Organization (GLO)
• (where): Essen
• (when): 2021

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/228706
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET