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The Prestige Value of Public Employment

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In 1929, the University of Chicago Press published the first intensive study of the prestige rating of municipal employment, the results of an experiment enlisting the cooperation of over 5,000 residents of Chicago and yielding over 90,000 separate expressions of opinion on the relative status of municipal and private employment. The results of this inquiry were disturbing. The prestige of municipal employment in Chicago appeared to be less than that of corresponding private employment, and special inquiries into the integrity, courtesy, and competence of city employees revealed serious lack of public confidence.

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  • White, Leonard D., 1932. "The Prestige Value of Public Employment," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 26(5), pages 910-914, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:26:y:1932:i:05:p:910-914_02
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    1. Bucciol, Alessandro & Burro, Giovanni, 2022. "Is there a happiness premium for working in the public sector? Evidence from Italy," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 97(C).

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