Study Deter (2021): study DE 2001
- Public
- 18-65 aged, followed 2 years before and after social security reform, Germany 2001-2006
- Survey name
- DE-SOEP
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 81721
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Hartz Reform
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- These reform resulted in a considerable reduction of the unemployment rate
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Changes to increased pressure to work in Germany 2003 and 2005 involving
a: reduced unemployment benefits
b: unemployment benefit made conditional on job-search behaviour
Observed Relation with Happiness
- all unemployed -0,21 (01)
- unemployed in former West Germany -0.28 (01)
- male unemployed -0.25 (01)
- recent job-loss due to external -0,23 (05)
factors, such as plant closure
Effect on unemployed largely mediated by
- decline of household income
- decline of satisfaction with income
b values controled for
- age
- education
- region and year fixed effects