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Life satisfaction and unemployment—The role of gender attitudes and work identity

Simonetta Longhi Orcid Logo, Alita Nandi Orcid Logo, Mark Bryan Orcid Logo, Sara Connolly Orcid Logo, Cigdem Gedikli Orcid Logo

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Volume: 71, Pages: 219 - 236

Swansea University Author: Cigdem Gedikli Orcid Logo

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Unemployment has a strong negative effect on subjective wellbeing, but the effect varies across groups. Using an event study approach, we explore the sources of heterogeneity in the effect of the transition into unemployment on life satisfaction, focusing on work identity and gender role attitudes....

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ISSN: 0036-9292 1467-9485
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