This article reviews the empirical literature on the scarring effects of unemployment, by first
presenting an overview of empirical evidence relating to the impact of unemployment spells …

This paper considers the psychological impact of past unemployment. Using 11 waves of
German panel data, we show that life satisfaction is lower not only for the current …

Joblessness leaves permanent scars on individuals. They not only lose income during
periods of joblessness they are also further scarred by these experiences when they find …

This article examines the effect of past unemployment on labour market outcomes. While
previous work on unemployment scarring has predominantly focused on re-employment …

The stigma associated with long-term unemployment spells could create large inefficiencies
in labor markets. While the existing literature points toward large stigma effects, it has proven …

Using the National Child Development Survey, this paper looks at cumulated experience of
unemployment, highlighting how unemployment experience is concentrated on a minority of …

The best predictor of an individual's future risk of unemployment is his past history of
unemployment; unemployment tends to bring future unemployment. 1 In addition, there is …

Most past studies on the development impact of rural electrification have relied on cross-
sectional surveys comparing households with and without electricity. This study tests the …

The rise in the unemployment rate across European countries has been one of the most
evident effects of the economic downturn. The aim of this paper is to investigate: 1) the …

This article investigates the long‐term effects on immigrant earnings and employment of
labour market conditions encountered upon arrival. We find that early earnings assimilation …