IZA Discussion Papers

published in: Polachek, S.W. and Tatsiramos, K. (ed.) 50th Celebratory Volume (Research in Labor Economics, Vol. 50), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, 2023, 25-81

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14933

Crowdwork for Young People: Risks and Opportunities

Niall O'Higgins, Luis Pinedo Caro

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14845

The Economics of Being LGBT. A Review: 2015-2020

Nick Drydakis

published in: Julie. A. Gedro and Tonette. S. Rocco (eds), The Routledge Handbook of LGBTQ Identity in Organizations and Society, London: Routledge, 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14732

Working Time Mismatch and Job Satisfaction - The Role of Employees' Time Autonomy and Gender

Christian Grund, Katja Rebecca Tilkes

published in: International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2023, 34, 4003-4025.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14706

Footsie, Yeah! Share Prices and Worker Wellbeing

Alex Bryson, Andrew E. Clark, Colin P. Green

published in: Journal of Participation and Employee Ownership, 2022, 4 (3), 197-211

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13945

The Role of Employees' Age for the Relation between Job Autonomy and Sickness Absence

Christian Grund, Maike Rubin

published in: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2021, 63 (9), 800-807.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13504

Job Satisfaction and Work-Life Balance: Differences between Homework and Work at the Workplace of the Company

Lutz Bellmann, Olaf Hübler

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2021, 42 (3), 424-441

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12921

Enhancing Employability by Responding to Work Motives: Lessons from a Field Experiment among Israeli Ultra-Religious Women

Yael Goldfarb, Shoshana Neuman

published as 'Labour-Market Integration by Responding to Work Motives: Lessons from a Study of Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Women' in: Journal of Economics, Management and Religion, 2020, 1 (1)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12865

Does Loneliness Lurk in Temp Work? Exploring the Associations between Temporary Employment, Loneliness at Work and Job Satisfaction

Eline Moens, Stijn Baert, Elsy Verhofstadt, Luc Van Ootegem

revised version published in: Plos One, 2021, 16 (5), e0250664

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12821

Firms' Wage Structures, Workers' Fairness Perceptions, Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data

Jens Mohrenweiser, Christian Pfeifer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12787

Climbing the Ladders of Job Satisfaction and Employees' Organizational Commitment: A Semi-Nonparametric Approach

José António Cabral Vieira

published as 'Climbing the ladders of job satisfaction and employee organizational commitment: cross-country evidence using a semi-nonparametric approach' in: Journal of Applied Economics, 2023, 26 (1), 2163581.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12737

Job Satisfaction and Coworker Pay in Canadian Firms

Mohsen Javdani, Brian Krauth

published in: Canadian Journal of Economics, 2020, 53 (1), 212-248

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12703

Explaining the Gender Gap in Job Satisfaction

Paul Redmond, Seamus McGuinness

published in: Applied Economics Letters, 2020, 27 (17), 1415 - 1418

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12695

Trans People, Transitioning, Mental Health, Life and Job Satisfaction

Nick Drydakis

published in: K. F. Zimmermann (Ed.) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, New York: Springer, First Online: 04 March 2020

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12527

The Impact of High-Performance Work Systems on Employees: A Sectoral Comparison

Michael White, Alex Bryson

published in: Labour, 2024, 38 (1), 102-121

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12336

Types of Institutions and Well-Being of Self-Employed and Paid Employees in Europe

Michael Fritsch, Alina Sorgner, Michael Wyrwich

revised version published in: Small Business Economics, 2021, 56, 877–901

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12322

The Effects of Work-Life Benefits on Employment Outcomes in Canada: A Multivariate Analysis

Tony Fang, Byron Lee, Andrew R. Timming, Di Fan

published in: Relations industrielles/Industrial Relations, 2019, 74(2), 323-351.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11965

HPWS in the Public Sector: Are There Mutual Gains?

Michael White, Alex Bryson

published in: F. Origio and S. Tomelleri (eds.), Rethinking entrepreneurial human capital, Springer, 2018, 43-62

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11927

Socially Useless Jobs

Robert Dur, Max van Lent

published in: Industrial Relations, 2019, 58 (1), 3-16

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11871

Works Councils, Training and Employee Satisfaction

Lutz Bellmann, Olaf Hübler, Ute Leber

revised version published as 'Works council and training effects on satisfaction' in: Applied Economics Letters, 2019, 26(14), 1177-1181

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11860

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Michael Barry, Alex Bryson, Rafael Gomez, Bruce E. Kaufman, Guenther Lomas, Adrian Wilkinson

published in: Journal of Participation and Employee Ownership, 2019, 2 (1), 60-90

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11825

How Common Are Bad Bosses?

Benjamin Artz, Amanda H. Goodall, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Industrial Relations, 2020, 59 (1), 3-39

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11699

School-Age Bullying, Workplace Bullying and Job Satisfaction: Experiences of LGB People in Britain

Nick Drydakis

published in: Manchester School, 2019, 87 (4), 455-488

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11456

Are Schools Different? Wellbeing and Commitment among Staff in Schools and Elsewhere

Alex Bryson, Lucy Stokes, David Wilkinson

published as 'Who is better off? Wellbeing and commitment among staff in schools and elsewhere' in: Education Economics , 2019, 27 (5), 488 - 506

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11380

Job Satisfaction among Young Workers in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Comparative Analysis

Andy McKay, Andrew T. Newell, Cinzia Rienzo

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10964

Do Good Working Conditions Make You Work Longer? Evidence on Retirement Decisions Using Linked Survey and Register Data

Petri Böckerman, Pekka Ilmakunnas

published as 'Do Good Working Conditions Make You Work Longer? Analyzing Retirement Decisions Using Linked Survey and Register Data' in: Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2020, 17, 100192

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10845

Access to and Returns from Unpaid Graduate Internships

Angus J. Holford

published in: Labour, 2021, 35 (3), 348 - 377

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10737

HRM and Small-Firm Employee Motivation: Before and after the Recession

Alex Bryson, Michael White

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2019, 72, 3: 749-773

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10698

Does a Satisfied Student Make a Satisfied Worker?

Adele Whelan, Seamus McGuinness

heavily revised version published as 'The determinants of degree programme satisfaction' in: Studies in Higher Education, 2021, 46 (1), 2262 - 2278

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10577

I Can't Get No Satisfaction: The Power of Perceived Differences in Employee Retention and Turnover

Deniz Gevrek, Marilyn Spencer, David Hudgins, Valrie Chambers

published in: Personnel Review, 2017, 46(5), 1019-1043.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10486

Does Job Support Make Workers Happy?

Petri Böckerman, Alex Bryson, Antti Kauhanen, Mari Kangasniemi

published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 67 (1), 31-52

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10102

Workplace Disability: Whose Wellbeing Does It Affect?

Getinet Astatike Haile

published in: Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2022, 43 (3), 1467–148

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10051

Much Ado About Nothing? The Wage Effect of Holding a Ph.D. Degree But Not a Ph.D. Job Position

Giuseppe Lucio Gaeta, Giuseppe Lubrano Lavadera, Francesco Pastore

published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2017, 45, 243-277

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10038

Social Comparisons of Wage Increases and Job Satisfaction

Christian Grund, Maike Rubin

published in: Applied Economics, 2017, 49, 1345-1350

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9876

Unions and the Economic Basis of Attitudes

Michael White, Alex Bryson

published in: Industrial Relations Journal, 2016, 47 (4), 360-378

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9866

The Value of Social Security: Are Formal Jobs Better?

Lucia Madrigal, Carmen Pagés, Agustina Suaya

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9690

When Does HRM 'Work' in Small British Enterprises?

Michael White, Alex Bryson

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2019, 72 (3), 749-773

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9505

Social Interactions in Job Satisfaction

Semih Tumen, Tugba Zeydanli

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2016, 37(3), 426-455

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9461

What Is a Good Job?

Werner Eichhorst, Florian Wozny, Erno Mähönen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9355

Sex, Race, and Job Satisfaction among Highly Educated Workers

Joni Hersch, Jean Xiao

published in: Southern Economic Journal, 2016, 83 (1), 1 - 24

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9296

Job Satisfaction and Employee Turnover: A Firm-Level Perspective

Anders Frederiksen

published in: German Journal of Human Resource Management, 2017, 31 (2), 132-161

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9153

Labor Supply and Productivity Responses to Non-Salary Benefits: Do They Work? If So, at What Level Do They Work Best?

Marilyn Spencer, Deniz Gevrek, Valrie Chambers, Randall Bowden

published in: Personnel Review, 2016, 45 (5), 1047-1068

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9096

Does Worker Wellbeing Affect Workplace Performance?

Alex Bryson, John Forth, Lucy Stokes

published in: Human Relations, 2017, 70 (8), 1017-1037

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9050

Obesity and Economic Performance of Young Workers in Italy

Giovanni S. F. Bruno, Floro Ernesto Caroleo, Orietta Dessy

published as 'Obesity and the economic performance of young people in Italy' in: G. Coppola and N. O'Higgins (eds): Youth and the Crisis: Unemployment, Education and Health in Europe, Routledge, 2016, Chapter 8

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8803

Do Changes in Regulation Affect Temporary Agency Workers' Job Satisfaction?

Henna Busk, Elke J. Jahn, Christine Dauth

published in: Industrial Relations, 2017, 56 (3), 514-544

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8724

Share Capitalism and Worker Wellbeing

Alex Bryson, Andrew E. Clark, Richard B. Freeman, Colin P. Green

published in: Labour Economics, 2016, 42, 151-158

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8665

Two-way Causation in Life Satisfaction Research: Structural Equation Models with Granger-Causation

Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels

published in: Social Indicators Research, 2016, 129, 937 - 960

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8650

Do Women Earn Less Even as Social Entrepreneurs?

Saul Estrin, Ute Stephan, Suncica Vujic

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8559

Boss Competence and Worker Well-being

Benjamin Artz, Amanda H. Goodall, Andrew J. Oswald

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2017, 70 (2), 419–450

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8440

Examining the Relationships between Labour Market Mismatches, Earnings and Job Satisfaction among Immigrant Graduates in Europe

Seamus McGuinness, Delma Byrne

published in: IZA Journal of Migration, 2015, 4 (17)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8436

Temporal and Locational Flexibility of Work, Working-Time Fit, and Job Satisfaction

Daniel Possenriede, Janneke Plantenga

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8435

Happiness and Work

Annabelle Krause-Pilatus

published in: James D. Wright (ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd ed., 2015, Vol. 10, Elsevier, Oxord, 515-520

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8045

Effect of Sexual Orientation on Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Greece

Nick Drydakis

published in: Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2015, 54(1), 162-187

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7935

Job Satisfaction and Public Service Motivation

Lutz C. Kaiser

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7716

Temporary Contracts and Young Workers' Job Satisfaction in Italy

Giovanni S. F. Bruno, Floro Ernesto Caroleo, Orietta Dessy

published in: M.A. Malo and D. Sciulli (eds.), Disadvantaged Workers, AIEL Series in Labour Economics, Springer, 2014, 95-120

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7644

Job Satisfaction and Self-Selection into the Public or Private Sector: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Natalia Danzer

revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2019, 57(C), 46-62.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7590

Non-Standard 'Contingent' Employment and Job Satisfaction: A Panel Data Analysis

Hielke Buddelmeyer, Duncan McVicar, Mark Wooden

Published in: Industrial Relations, 2015, 54(2), 256-275. doi:10.1111/irel.12090

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7405

Working Conditions and Job Satisfaction of China's New Generation of Migrant Workers: Evidence from an Inland City

Huashu Wang, Lei Pan, Nico Heerink

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7399

Outsourcing, Occupational Restructuring, and Employee Well-Being: Is There a Silver Lining?

Petri Böckerman, Mika Maliranta

published in: Industrial Relations, 2013, 52 (4), 878-914

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7366

Language Proficiency of Migrants: The Relation with Job Satisfaction and Matching

Hans Bloemen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7308

Management-Employee Relations, Firm Size and Job Satisfaction

Aysit Tansel, Saziye Gazioglu

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2014, 35 (8), 1260-1275.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7097

Monetary Reference Points of Managers: An Empirical Investigation of Status Quo Preferences and Social Comparisons

Christian Grund, Johannes Martin

revised version published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2017, 64, 70-84

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7075

Heterogeneity in Union Status and Employee Well-Being

Getinet Astatike Haile, Alex Bryson, Michael White

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6675

Extra Status and Extra Stress: Are Promotions Good for Us?

David W. Johnston, Wang-Sheng Lee

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2013, 66 (1), 32-54

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6673

Peer Salaries and Employee Satisfaction in the Workplace

Karen A. Mumford, Peter N. Smith

published in: Manchester School, 2015, 83 (3), 307 -313

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6540

Quit Behavior and the Role of Job Protection

Anne C. Gielen, Konstantinos Tatsiramos

published in: Labour Economics, 2012, 19 (4), 624 - 632

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6272

Men's Sexual Orientation and Job Satisfaction

Nick Drydakis

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2012, 33 (8), 901-917

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6174

Vignette Equivalence and Response Consistency: The Case of Job Satisfaction

Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Bernard M. S. van Praag, Ioannis Theodossiou

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6152

Disability and Job Mismatches in the Australian Labour Market

Melanie K. Jones, Kostas Mavromaras, Peter J. Sloane, Zhang Wei

published in: Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2014, 38 (5), 1221-1246

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6130

Long Shadows of History: Persecution in Central Europe and Its Labor Market Consequences

Michal Myck, Radim Bohacek

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5868

And I Will Try to Fix You: A Study of Heterogeneity in Job Satisfaction with Implications for Flexible Employment Contracts

Aekapol Chongvilaivan, Nattavudh Powdthavee

published as 'Do Different Work Characteristics Have Different Distributional Impacts on Job Satisfaction? A Study of Slope Heterogeneity in Workers’ Well-Being' in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2014, 52 (3), 426-444

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5849

Health Impaired Employees' Job Satisfaction: New Evidence from Athens, Greece

Nick Drydakis

published in: Applied Economics Letters,2012, 19 (8), 789-793

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5629

Are Self-Employed Really Happier Than Employees? An Approach Modelling Adaptation and Anticipation Effects to Self-Employment and General Job Changes

Dominik Hanglberger, Joachim Merz

published as 'Does self-employment really raise job satisfaction? Adaptation and anticipation effects on self-employment and general job changes' in: Journal for Labour Market Research, 2015, 48, 287 - 303

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5464

Works Councils, Wages, and Job Satisfaction

Christian Grund, Andreas Schmitt

published in: Applied Economics, 2013, 45 (3), 299-310

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5407

Are Employees Better Off in Socially Responsible Firms?

Katrin Tamm, Raul Eamets, Pille Mõtsmees

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4806

Anticipation, Free-Rider Problem, and Adaptation to Trade Union: Re-examining the Curious Case of Dissatisfied Union Members

Nattavudh Powdthavee

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2011, 64 (5), 1000-1019

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4795