Human capital, matching and job satisfaction

Tim Barmby; Alex Bryson; Barbara Eberth

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2012.07.026

Human capital, matching and job satisfaction

Tim Barmby, Alex Bryson, Barbara Eberth

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Abstract

We offer an explanation of the negative tenure effect in empirical job satisfaction equations. If job satisfaction measures match quality, the explanation follows from specific human capital accumulation and how this affects workers’ reactions to outside job opportunities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	548-551
Number of pages	4
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	117
Issue number	3
Early online date	31 Jul 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2012.07.026
Publication status	Published - Dec 2012

Keywords

job satisfaction
job match quality
tenure

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UN SDGs

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