| By: |
Fulvio Castellacci (TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo, Norway);
Clara Viñas-Bardolet (TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo, Norway) |
| Abstract: |
Temporary contracts are increasingly used in academia. This is a major concern
for non-tenured researchers, since weak job security may hamper job
satisfaction. In spite of the relevance of this topic, scholarly research on
the theme is scant. This paper presents an empirical analysis of the role of
academic tenure for job satisfaction of researchers in European countries. The
work uses data from the MORE2 survey, a recent large-scale representative
survey of researchers in European countries. The results show that, ceteris
paribus, academics with a permanent contract are on average more satisfied
with their job than those that are employed on a temporary basis. We also show
that academic tenure is a relatively more important factor of job satisfaction
for researchers at an intermediate stage of the career. Finally, we point out
some important differences in the working of the model among European
countries. Our hypotheses receive significant empirical support for the groups
of Continental EU and Nordic economies, which combine high job satisfaction
and good working conditions, on the one hand, with relatively weak job
security for younger academics, on the other. |
| Keywords: |
job satisfaction, academia, permanent contracts |
| JEL: |
I31 J28 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:crv:opaper:7&r=all |