Unemployment as a social norm revisited: Novel evidence from German counties

Unemployment is associated with a loss in utility. This utility loss can be mitigated through coping strategies, which vary with age and gender. Using highly detailed German county level data, we test whether the social norm effect of unemployment is age-dependent. The well-being differential betwee...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kunze, L, Suppa, N
Other Authors: Kivilo, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Empirical Economics Letters 2017