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Are Union Members Happy Workers after All? Evidence from Eastern and Western European Labor Markets

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Georgellis, Yannis
Lange, Thomas

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Based on data from the European Values Study (EVS), we compare the determinants of job satisfaction and the impact of union membership in Eastern and Western European labor markets. Correcting our regressions for union endogeneity and controlling for individual characteristics, values and beliefs, and important aspects of a job, we find a positive association between unionization and job satisfaction. This is contrary to the dominant view of the impact of unionization on job satisfaction suggesting that there is a strong, negative relationship between the two variables. We also uncover distinct attitudinal differences between Eastern and Western European employees, highlighting persistent influences of former communist labor relations.

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Keywords: Unions; job satisfaction; EVS;

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M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management
J5 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining

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