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Impact of unemployment on happiness in the United States

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  • Sediq Sameem
  • Pavlo Buryi

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This study considers the level of demonstrated happiness and unhappiness, the latter measured by the conditional probability of committing suicide within groups that are facing a higher unemployment rate and those that are not. Using individual-level US data from 1989 to 2004, our findings indicate that individuals have lower rates of suicide or are ‘happy’ when they live in a state that has lower unemployment rate.

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  • Sediq Sameem & Pavlo Buryi, 2019. "Impact of unemployment on happiness in the United States," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(12), pages 1049-1052, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:26:y:2019:i:12:p:1049-1052
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2018.1529390
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    1. Inês Mendonça & Franz Coelho & Paulo Ferrajão & Ana Maria Abreu, 2022. "Telework and Mental Health during COVID-19," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-23, February.

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