the rate of unemployment in society, have a negative effect on happiness. In contrast, employment protection and …Measures of individual happiness, or well-being, can guide labor market policies. Individual unemployment, as well as … unemployment benefits can contribute to happiness—though when such policies prolong unemployment, the net effect on national …

The economic crisis in the early 1990s brought about a dramatic increase in unemployment and a similar decrease in … labor force participation. Unemployment declined afterwards, but stabilized at around 6–7%—more than twice as high as before … the crisis. Today, the unemployment rate is lower than the EU average, though Sweden no longer stands out in this respect …

influence employers’ hiring and employment decisions and whether the subsidies are likely to be efficient. To which groups …

necessarily increasing general unemployment. However, recent evidence from transition and emerging economies shows that employment …Employment protection legislation aims to shield employees against unfair dismissal and earning reductions at the time … of job loss. Theory suggests that employment protection stabilizes employment over cyclical upturns and downturns without …

necessarily increasing general unemployment. However, recent evidence from transition and emerging economies shows that employment …Employment protection legislation aims to shield employees against unfair dismissal and earning reductions at the time … of job loss. Theory suggests that employment protection stabilizes employment over cyclical upturns and downturns without …

standard hourly wage of some workers and encourage work sharing that increases employment, with particular advantages for … female workers. However, regulation of overtime raises employment costs, setting in motion economic forces that can limit …, neutralize, or even reduce employment. And increasing the coverage of overtime pay regulations has little effect on the share of …

standard hourly wage of some workers and encourage work sharing that increases employment, with particular advantages for … female workers. However, regulation of overtime raises employment costs, setting in motion economic forces that can limit …, neutralize, or even reduce employment. And increasing the coverage of overtime pay regulations has little effect on the share of …

standard hourly wage of some workers and encourage work sharing that increases employment, with particular advantages for … female workers. However, regulation of overtime raises employment costs, setting in motion economic forces that can limit …, neutralize, or even reduce employment. And increasing the coverage of overtime pay regulations has little effect on the share of …

of unemployment. By enabling unemployed workers to meet basic consumption needs, the programs protect workers from having …All developed economies have unemployment benefit programs to protect workers against major income losses during spells … recessions. If benefits are too generous, however, the programs can lengthen unemployment and raise the unemployment rate. The …

of unemployment. By enabling unemployed workers to meet basic consumption needs, the programs protect workers from having …All developed economies have unemployment benefit programs to protect workers against major income losses during spells … recessions. If benefits are too generous, however, the programs can lengthen unemployment and raise the unemployment rate. The …