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Unemployment as a Social Norm in Germany

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Clark, A., Knabe, A., Rätzel, S. Unemployment as a Social Norm in Germany. Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, 129(2), 251-260. https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.129.2.251
Clark, Andrew; Knabe, Andreas and Rätzel, Steffen "Unemployment as a Social Norm in Germany" Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch 129.2, 2009, 251-260. https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.129.2.251
Clark, Andrew/Knabe, Andreas/Rätzel, Steffen (2009): Unemployment as a Social Norm in Germany, in: Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, vol. 129, iss. 2, 251-260, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.129.2.251

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Unemployment as a Social Norm in Germany

Clark, Andrew | Knabe, Andreas | Rätzel, Steffen

Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 129 (2009), Iss. 2 : pp. 251–260

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Andrew Clark, Paris School of Economics PSE, 48 Boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris, France.

Andreas Knabe, Freie Universität Berlin, School of Business and Economics, Boltzmannstraße 20, 14195 Berlin, Germany.

Steffen Rätzel, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Faculty of Economics and Management, P.O. Box 4120, 39016 Magdeburg, Germany.

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Abstract

This paper investigates the relationship between the subjective well-being of both the employed and unemployed and regional unemployment rates. While both employed and unemployed men suffer from regional unemployment, unemployed men are significantly less negatively affected. This is consistent with a social norm effect of unemployment in Germany. We find no evidence of such an offsetting effect for women.