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This paper investigates the causal impact of working conditions on mental health in the UK, combining new comprehensive … quality impacts different dimensions of mental health. Specifically, skills and discretion primarily affect the loss of …) and job demand (lower intensity) lead to greater health benefits, especially for occupations that are inherently …
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The existing burnout literature has predominantly focussed on the determinants of burnout, whereas its consequences for … persons with a very high risk of clinical burnout differ in job preferences from non-burned-out workers. Moreover, we link … risk of burnout judged fictitious job offers with experimentally manipulated characteristics in terms of their willingness …
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Self-determination theory posits that individuals are motivated at work when their inherent psychological needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness are satisfied. Drawing on this theory, this paper presents a new conceptual model explaining how work meaningfulness influences effort at...
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Introduction: The World Health Report 2006 defined 'availability', 'competence', 'responsiveness' and 'productivity' as … the key dimensions of the health workforce (HWF) performance framework. Since then, new goals have been set to address … population health needs by optimizing HWF performance and quality. The aim of this scoping review is to identify aspects of HWF …
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This paper uses a health labor market lens to examine the impact of COVID-19 on health workers, as well as relevant … COVID-19 on health workers. It examines the relevant issues under the lens of a health labor market. In particular, the … paper interprets this information and knowledge by focusing on the supply, demand, and mismatches in a health labor market …
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with a deterioration of worker health. The transmission mechanisms for this deterioration remain in doubt. We examine the … hypothesis that increased stress is one transmission mechanism. Using unique survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we … find performance pay consistently and importantly associates with greater stress even controlling for a long list of …
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We study the link between performance pay and alcohol use in Germany, a country with mandated health insurance …. Previous research from the US argues that alcohol use as a form of "self-medication" may be a natural response to the stress … and uncertainty of performance pay when many workers do not have access to health insurance. We find that the likelihood …
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Using panel data from 1985 to 2019, we provide the first comprehensive investigation of the relationship between trade union membership and job satisfaction in Germany. Cross-sectional analyses reveal a negative correlation, while fixed effects estimates indicate an insignificant relationship....
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While the literature on the incidence and wage effects of over-education is substantial, specific results for doctoral graduates are surprisingly scarce. This article aims to fill this gap, not only by measuring the prevalence of over-educated PhD holders in Europe (i.e. in EU Member States and...
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If individuals join a trade union their utility should increase. Therefore, union members can be expected to exhibit higher job satisfaction than comparable non-members. This expectation is not consistent with empirical findings. The evidence sometimes indicates that union members have lower job...
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