Unemployment, Trust in Government, and Satisfaction with Democracy: An Empirical Investigation:

Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World

Paul C.Bauer¹ 

关键词: unemployment;    life satisfaction;    satisfaction with democracy;    trust in government;    panel data;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2378023117750533

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Evidence suggests that unemployment negatively affects various aspects of individuals’ lives. The author investigates whether unemployment changes individuals’ political evaluations in the form of trust in government and satisfaction with democracy. While most research in this area operates on the macro level, the author provides individual-level evidence. In doing so, the author investigates the assumed causal link with panel data from Switzerland and the Netherlands. In addition, the author studies the impact on life satisfaction, a “control outcome,” known to be affected by unemployment. Although there is strong evidence that changes in employment status do affect life satisfaction, effects on trust in government and satisfaction with democracy seem mostly absent or negligible in size.

【 授权许可】

CC BY