The Impact of Losing Your Job: Unemployment and Influences from Market, Family, and State on Economic Well-Being in the U.S. and Germany

Official U.S. poverty statistics based on household income imply that the proportion of the U.S. population below the poverty level reached a minimum in 1973, giving rise to the widespread impression that the elimination of poverty is impossible. By contrast, poverty estimates based on household consumption have fallen through 1989 and imply that the war on poverty was a success. This paper recommends replacing income by consumption in official estimates of poverty in order to obtain a more accurate assessment of the impact of income support programs and economic growth on the level and distribution of economic well-being among households.

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Is War Good for The United States: A Comparative Look at The U.S. and Ancient Rome Between Times of War and Conflict and the Economic Implications on Economic Well Being and Employment During Times of Peace Versus Conflict

European Journal of Business Management and Research ◽

10.24018/ejbmr.2020.5.5.564 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Steven V. Cates ◽

Jason V. Jackson

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

Ancient Rome ◽

Economic Implications ◽

Roman Economy ◽

War And Conflict ◽

The Impact ◽

Existing Data ◽

The U.S ◽

Economic Well Being

“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth a war, is much worse. This research analyzes existing data to review the impact on unemployment in the U.S. following each conflict and war it has been involved in. There is a comparison drawn to the Roman Economy and its dependence on war to and the economy of the U.S. and the causes of its ability to have economic success and the impact on unemployment of U.S. workers as a result.

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Food Expenditures and Economic Well-Being in Early Modern England

The Journal of Economic History ◽

10.1017/s0022050700029041 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 89-100 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Carole Shammas

Keyword(s):

Early Modern ◽

Well Being ◽

Early Modern England ◽

Total Expenditure ◽

Important Measure ◽

Food Expenditures ◽

Dietary Shifts ◽

Food And Drink ◽

The Impact ◽

Economic Well Being

The proportion of a household's budget spent on diet has commonly served as an important measure of material welfare. This paper pulls together data concerning trends in food expenditures for early modern England and draws comparisons with figures for later periods. The usefulness of wage assessments, a new source for estimating the proportion of outlays devoted to diet, is examined. The impact on food expenditures of new commodities and other dietary shifts is also explored. The findings call into question earlier estimates of the proportion of total expenditure devoted to food and drink in the pre-industrial period and the assumption that food expenditures are always inelastic.

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Examining the Impact of Family Planning on Fertility, Maternal and Child Health, and Economic Well-Being: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Urban Malawi

AEA Randomized Controlled Trials ◽

10.1257/rct.697-7.0 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Mahesh Karra

Keyword(s):

Family Planning ◽

Child Health ◽

Field Experiment ◽

Maternal And Child Health ◽

Well Being ◽

The Impact ◽

And Child Health ◽

Economic Well Being

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Farmers’ Participation in Agritourism: Does It Affect the Bottom Line?

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review ◽

10.1017/s1068280500004949 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 42 (3) ◽

pp. 471-490 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Hyunjeong Joo ◽

Aditya R. Khanal ◽

Ashok K. Mishra

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

Farm Income ◽

Small Scale ◽

Bottom Line ◽

Alternative Source ◽

Large Farm ◽

Household Incomes ◽

On Farm ◽

The Impact ◽

Economic Well Being

Agritourism is an alternative source of farm income. We examine farmers’ participation in agritourism activities to assess the impact of participation on farm household income and return to assets using a large farm-level survey. The results reveal that older, educated, and female operators are more likely to participate in agritourism. However, government subsidies and the population of the county are negatively correlated with agritourism. Of the types of farm operations examined, small-scale farms that involved agritourism generated the greatest household incomes and returns to assets. For operators of small farms, agritourism can boost the economic well-being of farm households.

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