Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Papers,
University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Department of Economics
No 06-1: New Evidence on Cross-Country Differences in Job Satisfaction Using Anchoring Vignettes.
Nicolai Kristensen () and Edvard Johansson ()
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Nicolai Kristensen: Department of Economics, Aarhus School of Business, Postal: The Aarhus School of Business, Prismet, Silkeborgvej 2, DK 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Edvard Johansson: The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
Abstract: This paper presents results on cross-country comparison of job sat-
isfaction across seven EU countries taking into account that people in
di¤erent countries may perceive subjective questions di¤erently. We
apply a chopit model approach where the threshold parameters in an
ordered probit model are re-scaled through anchoring vignettes. Com-
pared to a traditional ordered probit model, which yields the familiar
result that Denmark is ranked in the very top followed by Finland,
the country ranking is altered when the chopit model is applied. In
this case, the Scandinavian countries are ranked somewhat lower while
workers from the Netherlands are found to have the highest level of job
satisfaction. These results suggest that cultural di¤erences in the way
people perceive subjective questions about satisfaction make simple
cross-country comparison misleading.
Keywords: Job Satisfaction; Cross-Country Comparison; Chopit Model
32 pages, January 1, 2006
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