Migration patterns and job satisfaction: evidence from European doctorate holders

Jewell, S. and Kazakis, P. (2021) Migration patterns and job satisfaction: evidence from European doctorate holders. Annals of Regional Science, 66(2), pp. 359-407. (doi: 10.1007/s00168-020-01024-z)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to disentangle the role migration plays in several job satisfaction dimensions for academic researchers. We employ a novel database, MORE2, to track the migratory behaviour of European doctorate holders and use a multinomial treatment model to deal with selections bias. We find that more migratory individuals demonstrate higher levels of job satisfaction across several dimensions. These findings are in line with the hypothesis that economic agents who migrate more are better at processing information and find more suitable employment.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Kazakis, Dr Pantelis
• Authors: Jewell, S., and Kazakis, P.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Accounting and Finance
• Journal Name: Annals of Regional Science
• Publisher: Springer
• ISSN: 0570-1864
• ISSN (Online): 1432-0592
• Published Online: 24 September 2020
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Annals of Regional Science 66(2): 359-407
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License