| Publication |
| Author(s) | Luechinger, S.; Meier, G.; Stutzer, A. |
| Title | Why does Unemployment Hurt the Unemployed? Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap between the Public and Privat Sector. |
| Source | WWZ Working Paper 03/008, Center of Business and Economics (WWZ), 2008, University of Basel, Switzerland |
| URL | http://ftp.iza.org/dp3385.pdf |
| Investigation |
| Public | Employees, public and private sector, 13 European nations, 1989-1994 |
| | Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, UK |
| | 1989-1994 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| | Eurobarometer |
| Sample | Probability sample (unspecified) |
| | Probability samples within nations, non-probability sample of nations |
| Respondents N = | 50262 |
| | 29,475 individuals in private sector,
20,787 individuals working in public sector. |
| Non Response | Not available |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Happiness measure(s) used |
| Author's label | Subject Code
Finding | Subject description |
| Unemployment in nation | E02ae | Current employment arrangement |
| Unemployment in nation | E02ae04 | Tenure (vs flex contracts), also classified as above ↑ |
| Unemployment in nation | N04ab02b | Unemployment in nation, also classified as above ↑ |
| Unemployment public sector (vs private sector) | E02ae | Current employment arrangement |
| Unemployment public sector (vs private sector) | E02ae02 | Public employment (vs private sector), also classified as above ↑ |
| Unemployment public sector (vs private sector) | E02ae04 | Tenure (vs flex contracts), also classified as above ↑ |
| Unemployment public sector (vs private sector) | N04ab02b | Unemployment in nation, also classified as above ↑ |