The impact of unemployment benefit system on the mental well-being of the unemployed in Sweden, Ireland and Great Britain

European Societies

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-110

  Nordenmark, Mikael ^a   Strandh, Mattias ^a   Layte, Richard ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Benefits; Psychological distress; Unemployment; Welfare regime

Indexed keywords

EID: 33244456161     PISSN: 14616696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616690500491415     Document Type: Article

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