(Endogenous) occupational choices and job satisfaction among recent Spanish PhD recipients

The purpose of this paper is to analyse differences in overall job satisfaction and specific job domain satisfaction among PhDs employed in different sectors four years after completing their doctorate degrees. The author take job satisfaction as a comprehensive proxy of perceived job quality. The a...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Di Paolo, Antonio
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/107586
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/107586
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Recursos humans
Satisfacció en el treball
Treball qualificat
Human capital
Job satisfaction
Skilled labor
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Resumo:The purpose of this paper is to analyse differences in overall job satisfaction and specific job domain satisfaction among PhDs employed in different sectors four years after completing their doctorate degrees. The author take job satisfaction as a comprehensive proxy of perceived job quality. The author draw on data from two successive cohorts of PhD graduates from public universities of Catalonia (Spain).