Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/324752 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 1657
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
Meaningful work plays a central role in many people's lives, and the topic attracts interest across a range of social science disciplines. What is the economists' view on meaningful work? This chapter presents a scoping review on the economics of meaningful work. We identified 43 relevant English-language articles in top-quartile economics journals through a systematic search in EconLit and citation tracking. We synthesize how these studies conceptualize, perceive, and operationalize meaningful work, along with their insights into individuals' preferences for meaningful work, how meaningful people consider their work to be, the antecedents and outcomes of meaningful work, and the broader conclusions, implications, and recommendations.
Subjects: 
Purpose
bullshit jobs
useful job
meaning at work
task significance
literature review
JEL: 
J22
J24
J28
J31
J81
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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