Job satisfaction in Italy: individual characteristics and social relations

Damiano Fiorillo () and Nunzia Nappo

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Abstract: This paper investigates the determinants of job satisfaction in Italy with particular emphasis on social relations. Our econometric analysis is based on four waves (1993, 1995, 1998 and 2000) of the Multipurpose Household Survey conducted annually by the Italian Central Statistics Office. The results of ordered probit regressions and robustness tests show that volunteering and meetings with friends are significantly and positively correlated with job satisfaction, with religious participation playing the biggest role. Our findings also show that meetings with friends increase job satisfaction through self-perceived health.

Keywords: Job satisfaction; social relations; social capital; health; statistical matching; Italy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C31 J28 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-05-26
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