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Relative pay and job satisfaction: some new evidence. / Taylor, J; Bradley, S; Nguyen, A N.
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T1 - Relative pay and job satisfaction: some new evidence
AU - Taylor, J
AU - Bradley, S
AU - Nguyen, A N
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - This paper investigates the determinants of job satisfaction using data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study. The determinants of interest include actual pay, relative pay, hours of work, job autonomy and several personal characteristics. We also investigate the determinants of satisfaction with pay conditional on a worker's satisfaction with other domains of job satisfaction, such as satisfaction with job security. We find that relative pay is statistically significant but that its effect on satisfaction with pay is relatively small. Job autonomy has a powerful influence on satisfaction with pay. So too does being black.
AB - This paper investigates the determinants of job satisfaction using data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study. The determinants of interest include actual pay, relative pay, hours of work, job autonomy and several personal characteristics. We also investigate the determinants of satisfaction with pay conditional on a worker's satisfaction with other domains of job satisfaction, such as satisfaction with job security. We find that relative pay is statistically significant but that its effect on satisfaction with pay is relatively small. Job autonomy has a powerful influence on satisfaction with pay. So too does being black.
KW - job
KW - satisfaction
KW - wages
KW - autonomy
KW - security
M3 - Working paper
T3 - Economics Working Paper Series
BT - Relative pay and job satisfaction: some new evidence
PB - The Department of Economics
CY - Lancaster University
ER -