As the current economic crisis and pending recession lead to rising unemployment, research by Arthur H. Goldsmith,  the Jackson T. Stephens Professor of Economics at Washington and Lee University, warns of the devastating, and possibly permanent, psychological effects of joblessness.
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It is widely assumed that the economic and social costs that unemployment gives rise to must be exacerbated where joblessness is concentrated within families and neighbourhoods. ... Bruce Headey & Mark Wooden, 2004. "The Effects of Wealth and Income on Subjective Well-Being and Ill-Being," The Economic Record,
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It is widely believed that regional labour markets in the USA are highly flexible, so that employment shocks have only transitory effects on joblessness since induced migration quickly offsets much of the initial impact.
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This report describes research based on analysis of wages and employment using 1980 and 1990 March Current Population Survey data. The research compares the status of African American ... The nonpartisan Urban Institute publishes studies, ... Most publications may be downloaded free of charge from the web site in PDF format.
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Abstract: It is widely assumed that the economic and social costs that unemployment gives rise to must be exacerbated where joblessness is concentrated within families and neighbourhoods. This hypothesis is tested in this paper.
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A melancholy wallow leavened by gallows humor and a wry spirit, Fernando Léon de Aranoa's Mondays in the Sun takes as its theme the emasculating effects of joblessness in the age of globalization. A group of middle-aged friends spend their...
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In the run-up to next year’s general election, poverty is back at the heart of political debate. ... In the first of a series of investigations into the reality of deprivation in Britain today, Fran Abrams uncovers the deepening effects of joblessness in Lancashire...
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livre : this bibliography contains information on the effects of joblessness (whether due to not having a job or losing one as the result of plant shutdowns, downsizing, or larger factors in the economy) on a dislocated worker's family life. ... Bibliographie en ligne; ... This is an on-line bibliographic report from BiblioAlerts.
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Wilson, one of our foremost authorities on race and poverty, challenges decades of liberal and conservative pieties to look squarely at the devastating effects that joblessness has had on our urban ghettos. Marshaling a vast array of data and the personal... ... Synopses & Reviews ... Subtitle: The World of the New Urban Poor...
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Studies suggest that prolonged youth joblessness can lead to lower incomes in the long-run, with individuals being placed in jobs beneath their abilities. But what can be done as more applicants grapple for even fewer positions?
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