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Job Satisfaction in Europe.

Authors: Namkee Ahn; Juan Ramón García;

Job Satisfaction in Europe.

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RESUMEN. La satisfacción en el trabajo es una parte importante del bienestar individual entre la población en edad de trabajar. En este documento examinamos los determinantes del grado de satisfacción en el trabajo y en varias de sus características utilizando el Panel de Hogares de la Unión Europea (1994 ? 2001). Con respecto a la satisfacción en el trabajo, el salario es importante. Sin embargo, otros factores muestran iguales o mayores efectos. Por ejemplo, el estado de salud resulta ser el determinante más importante. La calidad del emparejamiento laboral, el tipo de contrato y el grado de responsabilidad también son importantes. Con respecto a la relación entre la satisfacción en el empleo y la satisfacción con sus características, el tipo de trabajo se revela como el rasgo más importante en todos los países, seguido por la retribución, las condiciones laborales y la estabilidad. Al analizar los determinantes de la satisfacción con cada una de las características, encontramos algunos resultados interesantes. Las mujeres declaran un mayor grado de satisfacción con sus ingresos, pero menor con el número de horas de trabajo, lo cual es consistente con la hipótesis de menores aspiraciones y mayores responsabilidades de no-mercado. Una buena calidad del emparejamiento laboral incrementa la satisfacción con todas las características del empleo, pero en particular, con respecto a la retribución y al tipo de trabajo. La tasa de desempleo local no tiene efectos significativos sobre la satisfacción en el trabajo, pero sí sobre la satisfacción con su estabilidad y con el número de horas trabajadas. Finalmente, incluso después de controlar otras variables, todavía permanecen efectos fijos de país de gran magnitud, tanto en el análisis de la satisfacción en el trabajo, como en el de sus características. Ceteris paribus, los empleados Austriacos, Daneses e Irlandeses declaran un nivel de satisfacción sustancialmente mayor en todos los ámbitos que los empleados de los países Mediterráneos.

ABSTRACT. Job satisfaction is an important part of overall life satisfaction among the working age population. We examine Western Europeans? overall job satisfaction and the satisfaction levels in several job domains using the European Community Household Panel Survey (1994-2001). With respect to overall job satisfaction, wage is important. Yet, some other factors show equally or more important effects. For example, health turns out to be a single most important determinant of overall job satisfaction. Job match quality, contract type and job status are also important. With respect to the relationship between overall and job domain satisfaction, work type comes out as the most important job domain in all countries, followed by pay, working condition and job security. In analyzing determinants of each job domain satisfaction, we find some interesting results. Female workers declare higher pay satisfaction but lower work hour satisfaction, which are consistent with the hypothesis of low aspiration and greater non-market responsibility among women. Good job matches increase satisfaction levels in all job domains, but in particular with respect to pay and work type. Local unemployment rate has no effects on overall job satisfaction, but it has significant effects in two job domains, job security and work hours. Those in countries or times of high unemployment declare much lower satisfaction with job security, while they declare higher satisfaction with hours of work. Finally, even after controlling many variables which are responsible, directly and indirectly, for overall and each job domain satisfaction, there still remain large country fixed effects. Given the same observed worker and job characteristics, Austrian, Danish and Irish workers declare substantially higher satisfaction in all job domains than the workers in the Mediterranean countries.

We are grateful for financial support from the European Commission to AGIR (Ageing, Health and Retirement in Europe) project under the FP5.

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Salario, Satisfacción en el trabajo, Job satisfaction, Worker and job characteristics, Satisfacción con características, Job domain satisfaction, Pay

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