Which type of job mobility makes people happy? A comparative analysis of European welfare regimes

International Sociology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 349-383

  Fasang, Anette Eva ^a   Geerdes, Sara ^b   Schömann, Klaus ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

happiness; job satisfaction; labor market; unemployment; welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860518631     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: 14617242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580911423048     Document Type: Article

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