Unfairness at Work: Well-Being and Quits

Marta E Barazzetta (1) , Andrew E. Clark (2, 3) , Conchita d'Ambrosio (1)

1 Uni.lu - Université du Luxembourg
2 PSE - Paris School of Economics
3 PJSE - Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques

We here consider the effect of unfair income on both subjective well-being and objective future job quitting. In five waves of German Socio-Economic Panel data, those who perceive their labour income to be unfair have significantly lower subjective well-being, both in terms of cognitive evaluations (life and job satisfaction) and affect (the frequency of feeling happy, sad, angry and worried). Perceived unfairness also translates into objective labour-market behaviour, with current unfair income predicting future job quits.

Mots clés: Fair income; subjective well-being; quits; SOEP

Domaines: Economies et finances

Marta E Barazzetta, Andrew E. Clark, Conchita d'Ambrosio. Unfairness at Work: Well-Being and Quits. 2017. ⟨halshs-01431172v2⟩