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Pay Dissatisfaction among Municipal Employees: Empirical Evidence from Russia’s Stavropol Region

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  • Jäkel Tim

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics, School of Public Administration, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: 0000-0002-2151-2801.)

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Dissatisfied public employees put at risk the quality of service delivery. Th is study investigates pay dissatisfaction among a sample (N=501) of municipal employees in Russia’s Stavropol region. We find that pay dissatisfaction results from negative perceptions of public employment compensation, low levels of risk aversion, unethical professional attitudes, and more than 4 years of working experience. Our findings suggest that municipal employees are sensitive to multiple wage gaps within the public sector, and that upward pay comparisons are a relevant predictor of dissatisfaction with pay. We conclude that widespread pay dissatisfaction poses a serious threat to the implementation of federal programs and sustainable rural development in Russia.

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  • Jäkel Tim, 2019. "Pay Dissatisfaction among Municipal Employees: Empirical Evidence from Russia’s Stavropol Region," NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, Sciendo, vol. 12(1), pages 69-89, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:njopap:v:12:y:2019:i:1:p:69-89:n:3
    DOI: 10.2478/nispa-2019-0003
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