Study DiTella & MacCulloch (2008): study ZZ Western nations 1975

Public

15+ aged, general public, OECD Nations, 1975-1997

Survey name

EU-Eurobarometer combined waves

Sample

Respondents

N = 371149

Non Response

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face

Correlate

Authors's Label

Unemployment benefits

Our Classification

Remarks

See OECD Jobs Study [1994].

Operationalization

The average level of benefit generosity, measured by the replacement rate, from the OECD. This index of (pre-tax) unemployment insurance benefit entitlements divided by the wage, is calculated as the unweighted mean of 18 parameters based on all combinations of the following scenarios:
a) three unemployment durations: the first year, the second and third years, and the fourth and fifth years of unemployment
b) three family and income situations: a single person, a married person with a dependent spouse, and a married person with a spouse in work
c) two different levels of previous earnings: average earnings and two-thirds of average earnings
Parameters  all measured for persons with a long record of previous employment.

Observed Relation with Happiness