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The effect of job satisfaction on job search : not just whether, but also where
Delfgaauw, Josse - 2006
Using survey data of public sector employees in the Netherlands, this paper shows that workers' satisfaction with various job domains not only affects whether but also where workers search for another job. An intuitive pattern emerges. Workers try to leave their current employer when their job...
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The anatomy of job satisfaction and the role of contingent employment contracts
Graaf-Zijl, Marloes de - 2005
In this paper I analyse job satisfaction using fixed effect analysis and a multiple equation model. Overall job satisfaction is analysed as an aggregate of satisfaction with several job aspects. I find that overall job satisfaction is mainly determined by satisfaction with job content. All...
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Determinants of job satisfaction across the EU-15 : a comparison of self-employed and paid employees
Millán Morera de la Vall, José María; Hessels, Jolanda; … - 2011 - Version: January 2011
Job satisfaction of self-employed and paid-employed workers is analyzed using the European Community Household Panel for the EU-15 covering the years 1994-2001. We distinguish between two types of job satisfaction, i.e. job satisfaction in terms of type of work and job satisfaction in terms of...
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If sick-leave becomes more costly, will I go back to work? : could it be too soon?
Marie, Olivier; Vall Castello, Judit - 2020
We investigate the impact on work absence of a massive reduction in paid sick leave benefits. We exploit a policy change that only affected public sector workers in Spain and compare changes in the number and length of spells they take relative to unaffected private sector workers. Our results...
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The importance of being in control of business : work satisfaction of employers, own-account workers and employees
Hessels, Jolanda; Millán Morera de la Vall, José María; … - 2015 - This version: April 2015
Self-employed workers can be own-account workers who control their own work or employers who not only are their own boss but also direct others (their employees). We expect both types of self-employed, i.e., own-account workers and employers, to enjoy more independence in determining their work...
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The pleasures and pains of self-employment : a panel data analysis of satisfaction with life, work, and leisure
Zwan, Peter van der; Hessels, Jolanda; Rietveld, … - 2015
We investigate how a transition from paid employment to self-employment in the labor market influences life satisfaction. Furthermore, we consider the dynamics of work and leisure satisfaction because the balance between work and leisure is an important element of life satisfaction....
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Vignette equivalence and response consistency : the case of job satisfaction
Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada; Praag, Bernard M. S. van; … - 2011
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Disability and work : the role of health shocks and childhood circumstances
Lindeboom, Maarten; Llena-Nozal, Ana; Klaauw, Bas van der - 2006
model that includes unscheduled hospitalizations as a measure for unanticipated health shocks and estimate the model on data … from the British National Child Development Study (NCDS). We show that such health shocks increase the likelihood of an … onset of a disability by around 138%. However, health shocks are relatively rare events and therefore the larger part of …
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Self-employment and health : barriers or benefits?
Rietveld, Cornelius A.; Kippersluis, Hans van; Thurik, … - 2013
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The mental health effects of retirement
Picchio, Matteo; Ours, Jan C. van - 2019
We study the retirement effects on mental health using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design based on the eligibility … status. Retirement of partnered men positively affects mental health of both themselves and their partners. Single men … retiring experience a drop in mental health. Female retirement has hardly any effect on their own mental health or the mental …
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