<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Research purpose.</bold> The job types might be potential determinants of subjective well-being (SWB), which is seldom investigated in the current literature. This article examines this relationship by collecting data from the Chinese Household Income Project in 2013 to explore this relationship.<bold>Approach.</bold> In line with existing studies on SWB, we apply the ordered probit model and further estimate the effects of different job types on SWB.<bold>Findings.</bold> This article demonstrates that individuals employed by Sino-foreign joint enterprises tend to have the lowest SWB. On the contrary, those employed by the public sector and private enterprises are more likely to acquire higher satisfaction.<bold>Practical implications.</bold> To conclude, job types are closely linked with SWB and job types should be incorporated as a crucial factor when further analysing the SWB.</abstract>

Research purpose. The job types might be potential determinants of subjective well-being (SWB), which is seldom investigated in the current literature. This article examines this relationship by collecting data from the Chinese Household Income Project in 2013 to explore this relationship.Approach. In line with existing studies on SWB, we apply the ordered probit model and further estimate the effects of different job types on SWB.Findings. This article demonstrates that individuals employed by Sino-foreign joint enterprises tend to have the lowest SWB. On the contrary, those employed by the public sector and private enterprises are more likely to acquire higher satisfaction.Practical implications. To conclude, job types are closely linked with SWB and job types should be incorporated as a crucial factor when further analysing the SWB.

Subjective Well-Being and Job Types: New Evidence From China

Economics and Culture

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Research purpose. The job types might be potential determinants of subjective well-being (SWB), which is seldom investigated in the current literature. This...

Subjective Well-Being and Job Types: New Evidence From China

Published Online: Jul 20, 2019

Page range: 24 - 31

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jec-2019-0003

Keywords
Subjective well-being, Job types, Chinese household income project, Ordered Probit Model

© 2019 Meng Yan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Subjective Well-Being and Job Types: New Evidence From China

Published Online: Jul 20, 2019

Page range: 24 - 31

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jec-2019-0003

KeywordsSubjective well-being, Job types, Chinese household income project, Ordered Probit Model

© 2019 Meng Yan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Subjective well-being, Job types, Chinese household income project, Ordered Probit Model