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Employment and Welfare Studies

Employment and Welfare Studies is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 56k research works in it since 1950. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the impact of precarious employment, unemployment, and economic crises on mental and physical health. It investigates the associations between job insecurity, temporary employment, and austerity measures with various health outcomes, including mental health disorders, mortality, and overall well-being. The research emphasizes the social determinants of health within the context of labor market dynamics and economic fluctuations.

  • Precarious Employment
  • Unemployment
  • Mental Health
  • Economic Crisis
  • Job Insecurity
  • Health Outcomes
  • Temporary Employment
  • Austerity Measures
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Labor Market
Research works
56k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+16%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
30% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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