Estimating psychological impact of unemployment The case of Malaysian graduates

The objective of this paper is to estimate the psychological impact of unemployment for a group of 240 Malaysian graduates during their transition from university to labour market. There is evidence of negative psychological impact of unemployment. Results also reveal that treating employment or une...

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Published inMalaysian journal of economic studies Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 33 - 53
Main Author Lim, Hock-eam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Economic Association 01.06.2010
Subjects
Absolvent
Absolventen
Arbeitslosigkeit
Arbeitsmarktintegration
Berufliche Integration
Bias
Employment
Happiness
Impact analysis
Labor market
Malaysia
Part time employment
Polls & surveys
Psychische Störung
Psychological aspects
Studies
Unemployment
University graduates
Variables
Zufriedenheit
Malaysia
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ISSN1511-4554

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Summary:The objective of this paper is to estimate the psychological impact of unemployment for a group of 240 Malaysian graduates during their transition from university to labour market. There is evidence of negative psychological impact of unemployment. Results also reveal that treating employment or unemployment as a homogenous state is subject to state aggregation bias. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:1511-4554