Regional borders, local unemployment, and life satisfaction

In this paper, we provide novel evidence on the effect of local unemployment rate on life satisfaction. With this, we contribute to the expanding literature that aims to understand the role of the local labor market's conditions for individual well-being. This information can be used to only an...

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Authors: Di Paolo, Antonio, Ferrer i Carbonell, Ada
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/184322
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Keyword:Atur
Mercat de treball
Satisfacció
Unemployment
Labor market
Satisfaction
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spelling Regional borders, local unemployment, and life satisfactionDi Paolo, AntonioFerrer i Carbonell, AdaAturMercat de treballSatisfaccióUnemploymentLabor marketSatisfactionIn this paper, we provide novel evidence on the effect of local unemployment rate on life satisfaction. With this, we contribute to the expanding literature that aims to understand the role of the local labor market's conditions for individual well-being. This information can be used to only analyze the impact of regional economic policies, as well as to understand individuals' behavior and reactions to policy changes. In concrete, we investigate how changes in local unemployment rate affect subjective well-being in Germany, allowing for the presence of spatial spillovers and considering the role played by regional borders. The results indicate that higher unemployment in the own local area of residence has a negative effect on satisfaction. Similarly, individuals' happiness negatively correlates with the unemployment rate in contiguous local areas, but only if these areas are located in the same Federal State as the one where the individual lives. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that these negative effects of local unemployment rate are larger for individuals with stronger ties to the job market and less secure jobs.Wiley2022202220222022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion31 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/184322Articles publicats en revistes (Econometria, Estadística i Economia Aplicada)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12573Journal of Regional Science, vol. 62, núm. 2, p. 412-442https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12573(c) Wiley, 2022info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1843222026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Regional borders, local unemployment, and life satisfaction
title Regional borders, local unemployment, and life satisfaction
spellingShingle Regional borders, local unemployment, and life satisfaction
Di Paolo, Antonio
Atur
Mercat de treball
Satisfacció
Unemployment
Labor market
Satisfaction
title_short Regional borders, local unemployment, and life satisfaction
title_full Regional borders, local unemployment, and life satisfaction
title_fullStr Regional borders, local unemployment, and life satisfaction
title_full_unstemmed Regional borders, local unemployment, and life satisfaction
title_sort Regional borders, local unemployment, and life satisfaction
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Di Paolo, Antonio
Ferrer i Carbonell, Ada
author Di Paolo, Antonio
author_facet Di Paolo, Antonio
Ferrer i Carbonell, Ada
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Atur
Mercat de treball
Satisfacció
Unemployment
Labor market
Satisfaction
topic Atur
Mercat de treball
Satisfacció
Unemployment
Labor market
Satisfaction
description In this paper, we provide novel evidence on the effect of local unemployment rate on life satisfaction. With this, we contribute to the expanding literature that aims to understand the role of the local labor market's conditions for individual well-being. This information can be used to only analyze the impact of regional economic policies, as well as to understand individuals' behavior and reactions to policy changes. In concrete, we investigate how changes in local unemployment rate affect subjective well-being in Germany, allowing for the presence of spatial spillovers and considering the role played by regional borders. The results indicate that higher unemployment in the own local area of residence has a negative effect on satisfaction. Similarly, individuals' happiness negatively correlates with the unemployment rate in contiguous local areas, but only if these areas are located in the same Federal State as the one where the individual lives. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that these negative effects of local unemployment rate are larger for individuals with stronger ties to the job market and less secure jobs.
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