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Is Any Job Better than No Job? Life Satisfaction and Re-employment

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  • Carola Grün
  • Wolfgang Hauser
  • Thomas Rhein

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  • Carola Grün & Wolfgang Hauser & Thomas Rhein, 2010. "Is Any Job Better than No Job? Life Satisfaction and Re-employment," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 31(3), pages 285-306, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jlabre:v:31:y:2010:i:3:p:285-306
    DOI: 10.1007/s12122-010-9093-2
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    Keywords

    Unemployment; Re-employment; Job quality; Life satisfaction; I31; J28;
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    JEL classification:

    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy

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