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 | | Our subject description |
Unemployment in nation | show | Current employment arrangement |
Unemployment in nation | show | Tenure (vs flex contracts), also classified as above ↑ |
Unemployment in nation | show | Unemployment in nation, also classified as above ↑ |
Unemployment public sector (vs private sector) | show | Current employment arrangement |
Unemployment public sector (vs private sector) | show | Public employment (vs private sector), also classified as above ↑ |
Unemployment public sector (vs private sector) | show | Tenure (vs flex contracts), also classified as above ↑ |
Unemployment public sector (vs private sector) | show | Unemployment in nation, also classified as above ↑ |