We present the first attempt to construct a long-run historical measure of subjective wellbeing using language corpora …, Italy and Spain). To highlight some results, we find a positive short-run effect for GDP and life expectancy on subjective … wellbeing. An increase of 1% life expectancy is equivalent to more than 5% increase in yearly GDP. One year of internal conflict …

cyclicality in respect of the national unemployment rate as well as the district rates. Weekly hours and real weekly earnings are …

-immigration politics on school bullying. We use variations in the timing of municipal elections in Italy and focus on the effect of Lega …There has been a resurgence in right wing and populist politics in recent years. A common element is a focus on … Nord, a far-right party, with a strong anti-immigration platform. We demonstrate that in municipalities where elections …

This article reviews the effects of the Great Recession on youth labour markets. We argue that young people aged 16 …-24 have suffered disproportionately during the recession. Using the USA and UK as case studies, we analyse youth unemployment …