Determinants of Job Satisfaction across the EU-15: A Comparison of Self-Employed and Paid Employees

Jose Maria Millan, Jolanda Hessels, Roy Thurik and Rafael Aguado
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Jolanda Hessels: Erasmus School of Economics
Rafael Aguado: University of Huelva

No 11-043/3, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers from Tinbergen Institute

Abstract: See also the publication in Small Business Economics (2013), 40(3), 651-670.

Job satisfaction of self-employed and paid-employed workers is analyzed using the European Community Household Panel for the EU-15 covering the years 1994-2001. We distinguish between two types of job satisfaction, i.e. job satisfaction in terms of type of work and job satisfaction in terms of job security. Findings from our generalized ordered logit regressions indicate that self-employed individuals as compared to paid employees are more likely to be satisfied with their present jobs in terms of type of work and less likely to be satisfied in terms of job security. The findings also provide many insights into the determinants of the two types of job satisfaction for both the self-employed and paid employees.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; self-employment; job satisfaction; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 J28 L26 O52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-02-22
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