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The happiness gains from sorting and matching in the labor market
Lüchinger, Simon (contributor); Stutzer, Alois (contributor) - 2007
individual data on subjective well-being it is possible to assess these latter gains from matching. We introduce a two …-equation ordered probit model with endogenous switching and study self-selection into government and private sector jobs. In an … analysis with data from the European Social Survey, we find considerable gains from matching amounting to an increase in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003469877
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The happiness gains from sorting and matching in the labor market
Lüchinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois; Winkelmann, Rainer - 2007 - This version: February 10, 2007
individual data on subjective well-being it is possible to assess these latter gains from matching. We introduce a two …-equation ordered probit model with endogenous switching and study self-selection into government and private sector jobs. In an … analysis with data from the European Social Survey, we find considerable gains from matching amounting to an increase in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011630450
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The happiness gains from sorting and matching in the labor market
Lüchinger, Simon (contributor); Stutzer, Alois (contributor) - 2006
individual data on reported satisfaction with life it is possible to assess these latter gains from matching. We introduce a two …-equation ordered probit model with endogenous switching and study self-selection into government and private sector jobs. We find … considerable gains from matching amounting to an increase in the fraction of very satisfied workers from 53.8 to 58.8 percent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003292059
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Self-selection and subjective well-being : copula models with an application to public and private sector work
Lüchinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois; Winkelmann, Rainer - 2008
endogenous regressor, based on copula functions. These models provide a framework of analysis for self-selection in economic well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011633498
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Why does unemployment hurt the employed? : Evidence from the life satisfaction gap between the public and private sectors
Lüchinger, Simon (contributor); Meier, Stephan (contributor) - 2008
High rates of unemployment entail substantial costs to the working population in terms of reduced subjective well-being. This paper studies the importance of individual economic security, in particular, job security, in workers' well-being by exploiting sector-specific institutional differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003713639
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Why does unemployment hurt the employed? : evidence from the life satisfaction gap between the public and the private sector
Lüchinger, Simon (contributor); Meier, Stephan (contributor) - 2008
High rates of unemployment entail substantial costs to the working population in terms of reduced subjective well-being. This paper studies the importance of individual economic security, in particular job security, in workers' well-being by exploiting sectorspecific institutional differences in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003667024
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Why does unemployment hurt the employed? : evidence from the life satisfaction gap between the public and private sectors
Lüchinger, Simon; Meier, Stephan; Stutzer, Alois - 2008 - Version of: March 11, 2008
High rates of unemployment entail substantial costs to the working population in terms of reduced subjective well-being. This paper studies the importance of individual economic security, in particular, job security, in workers' well-being by exploiting sector-specific institutional differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011632445
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Why Does Unemployment Hurt the Employed? Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap between the Public and the Private Sector
Lüchinger, Simon; Meier, Stephan; Stutzer, Alois - 2021
High rates of unemployment entail substantial costs to the working population in terms of reduced subjective well-being. This paper studies the importance of individual economic security, in particular job security, in workers' well-being by exploiting sector-specific institutional differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325303
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Why Does Unemployment Hurt the Employed? Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap between the Public and Private Sectors
Lüchinger, Simon - 2011
High rates of unemployment entail substantial costs to the working population in terms of reduced subjective well-being. This paper studies the importance of individual economic security, in particular, job security, in workers' well-being by exploiting sector-specific institutional differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012714191
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Poverty is a public bad : panel evidence from subjective well-being data
Welsch, Heinz; Biermann, Philipp - 2016
Previous research has found that subjective well-being (SWB) is lower for individuals classified as being in poverty. Using panel data for 39,239 individuals living in Germany from 2005-2013, we show that people's SWB is negatively correlated with the state-level poverty ratio while controlling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011556229