Abstract The Great Recession of 2008 has led to elevated unemployment in Europe and
thereby revitalised the question of causal health effects of unemployment. This article …

The economic crisis in Europe since 2008 has led to high unemployment levels in several
countries. Previous research suggests that becoming unemployed is a health risk, but is job …

Background Unemployment has a number of negative consequences, such as decreased
income and poor self-rated health. However, the relationships between unemployment …

Background: There is a need for more research on the health impact of changes in the
national unemployment rate. Therefore, the present study was carried out to compare levels …

Social and economic security could be particularly important for health among the
unemployed. Nevertheless, knowledge is still lacking as to whether and how different policy …

Background Many studies have reported that unemployment has a negative effect on health.
However, little is known about the long-term effect for those who become unemployed when …

We examine the relationship between unemployment and self‐assessed health using the
European Community Household Panel for Finland over the period 1996–2001. Our results …

Background Almost all studies on the effect on health from unemployment have concluded
that unemployment is bad for your health. However, only a few review articles have dealt …

Background: The mixed empirical evidence about employment conditions (ie, permanent vs.
temporary job, full-time vs. part-time job) as well as unemployment has motivated the …

Background Previous studies have shown that unemployment has negative impacts on
various aspects of health. However, little is known about the effect of unemployment on …