Feeling good about the iron rice bowl: Economic sector and happiness in post-reform urban China

Social Science Research

Volumn 53, Issue , 2015, Pages 203-217

  Wang, Jia ^a   Xie, Yu ^b,c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Economic sector; Fringe benefits; Happiness; Iron rice bowl; Job security

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; CHINA; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; KITCHEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORYZA; PRIVATE SECTOR; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC SECTOR; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL WELFARE; TRENDS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; CHINA; COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORYZA; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84931261931     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.05.008     Document Type: Article

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