NEW MEASURES OF THE COSTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT: EVIDENCE FROM THE SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING OF 3.3 MILLION AMERICANS.

Using two large U.S. surveys, we estimate the effects of unemployment on the subjective well-being (SWB) of the unemployed and the rest of the population. For the unemployed, the nonpecuniary costs of unemployment are several times as large as those resulting from lower incomes, while the indirect e...

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Publicado en:Economic Inquiry Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 1485 - 1503
Autores principales: HELLIWELL, JOHN F., HUANG, HAIFANG
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2014
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