Does unemployment hurt less if there is more of it around? A panel analysis of life satisfaction in Germany and Switzerland

European Sociological Review

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 955-967

  Oesch, Daniel ^a   Lipps, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84885905043     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcs071     Document Type: Article

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