Abstract Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP, 1984-2017) and conducting fixed effects panel regressions, this study investigates the impact of unemployment on couples’ overall life satisfaction, as well as both partners’ satisfaction in specific life domains. Results confirm that job loss is harmful to both partners’ life satisfaction. In line with gender role models, the costs of unemployment are significantly higher in couples in which the male partner is unemployed and these differences are much more pronounced in West Germany than in East Germany. Although the consequences of unemployment are primarily negative, the findings also reveal positive side-effects for the unemployed individual thanks to the increased time available for leisure activities. This applies to both unemployed men and women. Similar effects are not observed among their respective partners, who do not enjoy a shift in time use as a result of their partners’ job loss. Regarding the non-pecuniary costs of unemployment, significant spillover effects on partner’s well-being only emerge among female partners of unemployed men in West Germany: They become significantly less satisfied with health, housework, leisure and family life upon men’s unemployment.

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问题是我的、你的还是我们的？失业对夫妻生活满意度和特定领域满意度的影响

摘要 本研究使用德国社会经济面板（SOEP，1984-2017）的纵向数据并进行固定效应面板回归，调查失业对夫妻整体生活满意度的影响，以及双方在特定生活领域的满意度. 结果证实，失业不利于双方的生活满意度。根据性别榜样，男性伴侣失业的夫妇的失业成本要高得多，而且这些差异在西德比在东德更为明显。尽管失业的后果主要是负面的，但由于可用于休闲活动的时间增加，调查结果也揭示了失业者的积极副作用。这适用于失业的男性和女性。在他们各自的合作伙伴中没有观察到类似的效果，他们没有因为合作伙伴的失业而享受时间使用的转变。关于失业的非金钱成本，只有在西德失业男性的女性伴侣中才会出现对伴侣幸福感的显着溢出效应：男性失业后，她们对健康、家务、休闲和家庭生活的满意度显着降低。