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标题：Unemployment and Happiness
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作者：Fumio Ohtake
期刊名称：Japan Labor Review
印刷版ISSN：1348-9364
出版年度：2012
卷号：9
期号：2
出版社：Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
摘要：Are unemployed people unhappier than employed people? To answer this question, this paper presents an extensive review of previous overseas studies and conducts an empirical analysis of the determinants of happiness in Japan. The main result in this study is consistent with that of previous studies; even when the income level and other individual characteristics are held constant, unemployment reduces people’s happiness. This conclusion, if it is true, suggests that under budget constraints, to create jobs rather than to redistribute wealth to the unemployed may be more effective to raise people’s levels of subjective well-being (happiness).