Collective happiness: labor union membership and life satisfaction

Charman, Crawford and Owen, Ann (2013): Collective happiness: labor union membership and life satisfaction.

Abstract

Labor union membership is associated with higher levels of life satisfaction in low income countries, but not in high income countries. Evidence suggests that union membership affects life satisfaction in low income countries through better working conditions.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: labor unions; life satisfaction; working conditions
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J8 - Labor Standards: National and International

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