Bitte verwenden Sie diesen Link, um diese Publikation zu zitieren, oder auf sie als Internetquelle zu verweisen: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/89862 
Autor:innen: 
Erscheinungsjahr: 
2013
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 7644
Verlag: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Zusammenfassung: 
Are public sector jobs better than private sector jobs? To answer this question, this paper investigates observed differences in job satisfaction between public- and private-sector workers and disentangles the effect of worker sorting from the one caused by sector-specific job characteristics. A natural experiment – the massive privatization process in post-Soviet countries – allows correcting potential self-selection bias. Industry-specific privatization probabilities are assigned to workers based on unique individual-level survey information regarding pre-determined Soviet jobs during the 1980s. The results reveal a causal public-sector satisfaction premium and a negative selection of individuals into the public sector. Part of the public-private satisfaction gap can be explained by the different availability of fringe benefits in the two sectors.
Schlagwörter: 
public sector
job satisfaction
self-selection
quasi-experiment
privatization
fringe benefits
JEL: 
J28
J45
J31
J32
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

Datei(en):
Datei
Größe
992.26 kB





Publikationen in EconStor sind urheberrechtlich geschützt.