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LIFE SATISFACTION, PRO-ACTIVITY AND EMPLOYMENT
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- Akay, Alpaslan, 1975 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik,Department of Economics
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Karabulut, G. (author)
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Yilmaz, L. (author)
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(creator_code:org_t)
- 2021-03-26
- 2021
- English.
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In: Singapore Economic Review. - : World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt. - 0217-5908 .- 1793-6837.
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Abstract
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- Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), this paper investigates how pro-active time-use (e.g., in sports/arts/socializing) relates to subjective well-being of the unemployed and their probability of finding a new job. Allowing for a variety of socio-demographic and -economic observed characteristics, we find that pro-activity is negatively associated with the well-being loss upon unemployment. That is, the negative unemployment shock on their well-being is mitigated through various stress-reducing activities including, in particular, art participation, socializing, going on trips and visiting a church. We also find that the probability of returning to the labor market later is positively associated with pro-activity during the unemployment period. The results are robust to various checks including estimators, measures and individual personality characteristics which can correlate with time-use activities.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Ekonomi och näringsliv (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Economics and Business (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Life satisfaction
- pro-activity
- employment
- labor markets
- time structure
- mental-health
- unemployment
- leisure
- job
- unhappiness
- personality
- countries
- impact
- income
- Business & Economics
Publication and Content Type
- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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