Financial distress and happiness of employees in times of economic crisis

"Using data for 28 European countries for the 2008-2012 period, we examine whether employed individuals are affected by the economic crisis. We provide robust evidence that unfavourable macroeconomic conditions are negatively associated with the life satisfaction of employees. In addition, we f...

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Main Authors: Arampatzi, Efstratia, Burger, Martijn J., Veenhoven, Ruut
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam 2014
Tinbergen Institute
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19116127124919343099-Financial-distress-and-happine.htm
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Summary:"Using data for 28 European countries for the 2008-2012 period, we examine whether employed individuals are affected by the economic crisis. We provide robust evidence that unfavourable macroeconomic conditions are negatively associated with the life satisfaction of employees. In addition, we find that higher levels of regional unemployment and inflation are predominantly associated with lower levels of life satisfaction for employees who are in a bad financial situation or who expect that their future financial situation will be worse. By contrast, employed people who do well financially and who have good prospects are not affected by the crisis."
Physical Description:10 p.
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