The happiness gains from sorting and matching in the labor market
By: by Simon Luechinger, Alois Stutzer, Rainer Winkelmann
Contributors: Stutzer, Alois
Series: Discussion paper -- no. 2019; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) -- no. 2019
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Subjects: Job satisfaction; Happiness; Labor market
Description: "Sorting of people on the labor market not only assures the most productive use of valuable skills but also generates individual utility gains if people experience an optimal match between job characteristics and their preferences. Based on individual data on reported satisfaction with life it is possible to assess these latter gains from matching. We introduce a two-equation ordered probit model with endogenous switching and study self-selection into government and private sector jobs. We find considerable gains from matching amounting to an increase in the fraction of very satisfied workers from 53.8 to 58.8 percent relative to a hypothetical random allocation of workers to the two sectors"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
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