Elusive effects of unemployment on happiness

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 159-169

  Böckerman, Petri ^a   Ilmakunnas, Pekka ^a  

^a LABOUR INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Happiness; Life satisfaction; Unemployment; Unhappiness

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LOGIT ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33750372334     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-005-4609-5     Document Type: Article

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