Subjective Well-Being and Job Types: New Evidence From China

Yan Meng () and Shi Kai ()
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Yan Meng: University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA
Shi Kai: Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China

Economics and Culture, 2019, vol. 16, issue 1, 24-31

Abstract: Research purpose. The job types might be potential determinants of subjective well-being (SWB), which is seldom investigated in the current literature. This article examines this relationship by collecting data from the Chinese Household Income Project in 2013 to explore this relationship.Approach. In line with existing studies on SWB, we apply the ordered probit model and further estimate the effects of different job types on SWB.Findings. This article demonstrates that individuals employed by Sino-foreign joint enterprises tend to have the lowest SWB. On the contrary, those employed by the public sector and private enterprises are more likely to acquire higher satisfaction.Practical implications. To conclude, job types are closely linked with SWB and job types should be incorporated as a crucial factor when further analysing the SWB.

Keywords: Subjective well-being; Job types; Chinese household income project; Ordered Probit Model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 J28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.2478/jec-2019-0003

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