Well-being and employment activation have become central and intertwined policy priorities across advanced economies, with the mandation of unemployed claimants towards employability interventions (e.g. curriculum vitae preparation and interview skills). Compelled job search and job transitions are in part justified by the well-being gains that resulting employment is said to deliver. However, this dominant focus within the activation field on outcome well-being – the well-being improvement triggered by a transition to paid work – neglects how participation in activation schemes can itself affect well-being levels for unemployed people – what we term ‘process well-being’ effects. Combining theoretical literature with empirical work on the U...
We provide an up-to-date quantitative synthesis of the evidence on the effect of unemployment on wel...
Is it possible to change working practices so that workers are happier, more productive and absent l...
Although activation services such as monitoring, training, or job subsidies have been shown to incre...
Well-being and employment activation have become central and intertwined policy priorities across ad...
Since the early 1990s, the “activation turn” has become a standard welfare orthodoxy at the heart of...
Activation policies are widely adopted to encourage labour market participation of unemployed youth,...
In recent decades, research from across the social sciences has demonstrated a strong, consistent an...
Unemployment has severe consequences that persist over the life course, including higher risk of fut...
Purpose – This article argues that some of the most profound costs of unemployment are social in nat...
Previous research shows that unemployment has lasting detrimental effects on individuals’ subjective...
Due to increasing labour market flexibilisation a growing number of people are likely to experience ...
Background: Labour market policy (LMP) and its implementation have undergone rapid change internati...
Previous research shows that unemployment has lasting detrimental effects on individuals’ subjective...
Owing to increasing labour market flexibilization, a growing number of people are likely to experien...
In this paper we analyze the effects of a German job creation scheme (JCS) on the social integration...
We provide an up-to-date quantitative synthesis of the evidence on the effect of unemployment on wel...
Is it possible to change working practices so that workers are happier, more productive and absent l...
Although activation services such as monitoring, training, or job subsidies have been shown to incre...
Well-being and employment activation have become central and intertwined policy priorities across ad...
Since the early 1990s, the “activation turn” has become a standard welfare orthodoxy at the heart of...
Activation policies are widely adopted to encourage labour market participation of unemployed youth,...
In recent decades, research from across the social sciences has demonstrated a strong, consistent an...
Unemployment has severe consequences that persist over the life course, including higher risk of fut...
Purpose – This article argues that some of the most profound costs of unemployment are social in nat...
Previous research shows that unemployment has lasting detrimental effects on individuals’ subjective...
Due to increasing labour market flexibilisation a growing number of people are likely to experience ...
Background: Labour market policy (LMP) and its implementation have undergone rapid change internati...
Previous research shows that unemployment has lasting detrimental effects on individuals’ subjective...
Owing to increasing labour market flexibilization, a growing number of people are likely to experien...
In this paper we analyze the effects of a German job creation scheme (JCS) on the social integration...
We provide an up-to-date quantitative synthesis of the evidence on the effect of unemployment on wel...
Is it possible to change working practices so that workers are happier, more productive and absent l...
Although activation services such as monitoring, training, or job subsidies have been shown to incre...