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Vignette Equivalence and Response Consistency: The Case of Job Satisfaction
Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada; Praag, Bernard M. S. van; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We compare reported job satisfaction with vignette evaluations of hypothetical jobs by using a British, Greek and Dutch data set, containing 95 randomly assigned vignettes. In order to test comparability of international data sets recently the method of anchoring vignettes has been introduced by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369108
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The Effects of Overeducation on Productivity in Germany - The Firms' Viewpoint
Büchel, Felix - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000
Several firm-related aspects of employee productivity are analyzed using GSOEP data. The basic premise is that, as a consequence of frustration, overeducated employees are less productive than their correctly allocated colleagues. However, the results obtained in the present study contradict the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761621
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Racial Harassment, Job Satisfaction and Intentions to Quit: Evidence from the British Nursing Profession
Shields, Michael A.; Wheatley Price, Stephen - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000
This paper investigates the determinants of racial harassment at the workplace and its impact, via job satisfaction, on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761963
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Disability and Job Mismatches in the Australian Labour Market
Jones, Melanie K.; Mavromaras, Kostas G.; Sloane, Peter J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
, there is only evidence of a causal relationship in terms of the latter, where the impact of disability is found to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371898
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Disability and Skill Mismatch
Jones, Melanie K.; Sloane, Peter J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This paper integrates two strands of literature on overskilling and disability using the 2004 British Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS). It finds that the disabled are significantly more likely to be mismatched in the labour market, to suffer from a pay penalty and to have lower job...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565209
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High Performance Workplace Practices and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Europe
Bauer, Thomas K. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
Using individual data from the European Survey on Working Conditions (ESWC) covering all EU member states, this study aimed at contributing to our understanding of the effects of High Performance Workplace Organizations (HPWOs) on worker's job satisfaction. The estimation results show that a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005700869
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Language Proficiency of Migrants: The Relation with Job Satisfaction and Matching
Bloemen, Hans - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
language proficiency and economic outcomes has been on the relation between earnings and indicators for language proficiency … relationship between indicators for language proficiency and satisfaction with work type and professional level. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652484
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The Value of Peripatetic Economists: A Sesqui-Difference Evaluation of Bob Gregory
Hamermesh, Daniel S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
impact from responses to a survey in which visitors described their research before and after their visit and designated as a …. The results show a highly significant ceteris paribus impact of such visits on the visitor’s subsequent research. Valuing … substantial monetary impact of visiting economists. Less tangible additional impacts in terms of research style also clearly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233831
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Evidence and Persistence of Education Inequality in an Early-Tracking System: The German Case
Krause, Annabelle; Schüller, Simone - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This article reviews empirical evidence on the early tracking system in Germany and the educational inequalities associated with it. Overall, the literature confirms the existence of considerable social, ethnic, gender- and age-related inequalities in secondary school track placement. Studies on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990917
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Job Search as a Determinant of Graduate Over-Education: Evidence from Australia
Carroll, David; Tani, Massimiliano - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This study considers the relationship between job search and over-education amongst recent Australian bachelor degree graduates. Using a panel estimation method, we find that using universities' career offices is associated with a reduced probability of over-education (between 3% and 8%)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990919