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Job satisfaction among US Ph.D. graduates: the effects of gender and employment sector

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  • Philippe Moguerou

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In this paper we try to understand the determinants of job satisfaction. The population of US Ph.D. graduates provides a useful homogeneity - same level of education - and an interesting heterogeneity - different career outcomes, academics vs. non academics. Empirically we use the Survey of Doctorate Recipients carried out by the NSF. We estimate models on a sample of 30,000 Ph.D.s in science and engineering. Contrary to all the previous studies we find that females express themselves as less satisfied with their jobs than males. More generally, we find that job satisfaction is explained by different sets of variables respectively for males and females, and for academics and non-academics.

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  • Philippe Moguerou, 2002. "Job satisfaction among US Ph.D. graduates: the effects of gender and employment sector," Labor and Demography 0204002, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwpla:0204002
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    1. María Carmen Sánchez-Sellero & Pedro Sánchez-Sellero & María Monserrat Cruz-González & Francisco Javier Sánchez-Sellero, 2018. "Relation between overqualification and job satisfaction during the 2008 Spanish crisis," Contaduría y Administración, Accounting and Management, vol. 63(2), pages 387-406, Abril-Jun.
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    8. Anthea Long, 2005. "Happily Ever After? A Study of Job Satisfaction in Australia," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 81(255), pages 303-321, December.
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    Keywords

    Ph.D.; job satisfaction; professional labor markets;
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    JEL classification:

    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations

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