Why Are the Unemployed So Unhappy? Evidence from Panel Data

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Authors: Liliana Winkelmann, Rainer Winkelmann
Venue: Economica, 65(257), 1–15
Published: 1998-02-01

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Winkelmann, L., & Winkelmann, R. (1998). Why Are the Unemployed So Unhappy? Evidence from Panel Data. Economica, 65(257), 1–15. https://econ.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:59d43fc7-11ad-40b2-b1b9-bd6c4c50046a/economica.pdf

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Winkelmann, Liliana, et al. "Why Are the Unemployed So Unhappy? Evidence from Panel Data." Economica, 65(257), 1–15, 1998, https://econ.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:59d43fc7-11ad-40b2-b1b9-bd6c4c50046a/economica.pdf.

BibTeX

@article{winkelmann1998why,
  title = {Why Are the Unemployed So Unhappy? Evidence from Panel Data},
  author = {Liliana Winkelmann and Rainer Winkelmann},
  journal = {Economica, 65(257), 1–15},
  year = {1998},
  url = {https://econ.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:59d43fc7-11ad-40b2-b1b9-bd6c4c50046a/economica.pdf},
}

What it is

Peer-reviewed study using German panel data on life satisfaction. It finds unemployment lowers wellbeing far beyond the effect of the lost income itself — work also provides social relationships, identity and self-esteem. Published in Economica, 1998.

Topics

#unemployment #wellbeing #labor economics

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