(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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Bibliographic Details
Author: Di Paolo, Antonio
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/107586
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/107586
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Recursos humans
Satisfacció en el treball
Treball qualificat
Human capital
Job satisfaction
Skilled labor
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Summary: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).