Simultaneity bias in the analysis of perceived job insecurity and subjective well-being

Economics Letters

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 319-321

  Geishecker, Ingo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Happiness; Job security; Life satisfaction; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860224056     PISSN: 01651765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.03.018     Document Type: Article

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