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The Public–Private Job Satisfaction Differential in Italy
Author(s) -
Ghinetti Paolo
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
labour
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1467-9914
pISSN - 1121-7081
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2007.00375.x
Subject(s) - job satisfaction , job security , differential (mechanical device) , job attitude , private sector , business , public sector , survey data collection , demographic economics , job performance , marketing , psychology , social psychology , economics , engineering , economic growth , mathematics , work (physics) , mechanical engineering , statistics , economy , aerospace engineering
. This paper uses Italian survey data for 1995 to study the differences in satisfaction for six non‐pecuniary job attributes between public and private sector workers. Results indicate that public employees differ from private employees in the way they evaluate satisfaction with job security, consideration by colleagues, and safety and health job features, whereas there are no differences in their assessment of satisfaction with effort levels and interest for the job. In particular, we find that the premium for public employees is quantitatively higher, especially in the case of satisfaction with employment losses. Moreover, there are significant differences in the determinants of satisfaction across sectors.