Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether individual experiences at workforce entry affect later job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach This study utilized the British Household Panel Survey for the years between 1991 and 2008. Ordered probit estimation is used for the analysis. Also fixed effect and pooled ordinary least squares methods are employed to make robustness check. Findings The results of the analyses show that people who enter the workforce when the unemployment rate is high have less job satisfaction even in later ages compared to the ones who enter the workforce when the unemployment rate is lower. Even controlling for important factors on job satisfaction, such as industry and occupation differences, age, gender and income, the effect of workforce entry conditions on job satisfaction continues to survive. The results indicate that high unemployment has larger and longer lasting negative welfare effects than commonly predicted. Social implications An increment in workforce entry unemployment rate causes lower job satisfaction even years later of these early workforce experiences. The results indicate that high unemployment has larger and longer lasting negative welfare effects than commonly predicted. Originality/value The study is among the few that investigates macroeconomic experiences on job satisfaction and the first one providing evidence on the negative effect of entering the workforce in worse economic conditions on later job satisfaction.

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Suriye İç Savaşının 2011 yılında başlamasından sonra Suriyeliler Türkiye’ye yoğun bir şekilde göç etmişlerdir. Suriyelilerin göç hareketinin ev sahibi ülkeler üzerindeki etkileri akademik yazında yoğun olarak incelenen konular arasındadır. Bahse konu niceliksel yöntem kullanan çalışmaların önemli bir kısmı Suriyeli göçünün ekonomik etkilerine odaklanmaktadır. Suriyelilerin göçünün evlilik ve boşanma üzerindeki etkisi, niceliksel yöntemler kullanılarak şimdiye kadar hiç incelenmemiştir. Literatürdeki bu açığı kapatmak amacıyla çalışmada 2008-2020 yılları arasında Türkiye’deki illerde Suriyeli sayısındaki değişimlerin, Türkiye’deki evlilik ve boşanmalar üzerindeki etkilerini incelenmektir. Analiz için akademik yazında nedenselliği ölçmeye yönelik sıklıkla tercih edilen Farkların Farkı yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçları, 25-29 ve 30-34 yaşlarındaki yerli erkeklerin yanı sıra 20-24, 25-29, 40-44 ve 45-49 yaşlarındaki yerli kadınların evlilik oranlarının Suriyeli akınından etkilendiğini ortaya koymaktadır. 20-24 yaş arası yerli kadınların ve 25-29 yaş arası yerli erkeklerin, diğer gruplardaki yaşıtlarına göre daha fazla etkilendikleri görülmektedir. Ayrıca, 20-24 ve 60 ve üstü yaş gruplarındaki erkeklerin evlenme hızında düşüş olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Öte yandan, Suriyeli akınının Türkiye’de hem erkeklerde hem de kadınlarda 25-29 ve 30-34 yaş grupları arasında; erkeklerde 35-39 ve kadınlarda 20-24 yaş arasındaki bireylerin boşanma oranlarını artırdığı bulunmuştur

This study investigates the impact of the massive and unexpected influx of Syrian refugees on the job vacancy rates (JVRs) and job-finding rates (JFRs) in Turkey between 2009–2015 and 2009–2018. We employed the instrumental variable approach to address potential endogeneity issues. While we found no significant causal impact of the Syrian refugees on JVR, they decreased JFR between 2009 and 2018. A reduction in JFR indicates that the Beveridge Curve shifted inwards, thereby raising matching efficiency and facilitating an improvement in labour market conditions. Furthermore, our research indicated differences in coefficients and significance in JVR and JFR across occupations, as well as different effects in these areas between the short and long term. However, the results demonstrate that the rapid and unexpected influx of Syrian refugees alleviated JVR and JFR in most of the occupation groups.

BACKGROUND: Population aging, caused by an increase in life expectancy and decrease in fertility rates, has created changes and challenges in various spheres, including the labor market. Though health deteriorates with age, more and more older adults choose to stay in the labor force and work into late life. OBJECTIVE: Understanding the effects of various work conditions on the health of older workers is crucial for designing policies and interventions to ensure healthy late life and maintain a productive workforce. To contribute to this endeavor, this study investigates the relationship between long working hours (LWH) and mortality among older populations. METHODS: The study uses the Cox proportional hazards regression model to investigate data from the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) between the years 1992–2016, a longitudinal nationally representative dataset from the United States. RESULTS: The results indicate that working 50 hours or more per week is not associated with an increased risk of mortality, for the full sample (1.45 [95% CI: 0.86, 2.45]), for both genders (females 0.51 [95% CI: 0.06, 4.28], males 1.45 [95% CI: 0.81, 2.61]), and for immigrants (female immigrants 0.55 [95% CI: 0.06, 4.75], male immigrants 1.44 [95% CI: 0.79, 2.62]). CONCLUSIONS: This analysis confirms and extends the findings of earlier studies by taking into consideration the potential impact of many demographic, socioeconomic, work-related and health-related factors.