Employment and Happiness of the Older People in Romania and the Visegrád Countries: Analysis of the European Quality of Life Surveys

Éva Berde; László Tőkés

doi:10.2478/sues-2021-0010

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Employment and Happiness of the Older People in Romania and the Visegrád Countries: Analysis of the European Quality of Life Surveys

Studia Universitatis „Vasile Goldis” Arad – Economics Series

Volume 31 (2021): Issue 2 (June 2021)

By: Éva Berde and László Tőkés

Open Access

|May 2021

Abstract

We used the last three waves of the European Quality of Life Surveys to analyze the happiness of older workers in Romania and the Visegrád countries. Applying ordinary least squares and ordered logit models we showed that being employed makes people happier ceteris paribus than being unemployed. This effect is the same for younger and older persons in the V4 countries, but there is an extra positive effect for older workers in Romania.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sues-2021-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2285-3065 | Journal ISSN: 1584-2339

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Language: English

Page range: 80 - 97

Submitted on: Jan 1, 2021

Accepted on: Mar 1, 2021

Published on: May 21, 2021

Published by: Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

European Quality of Life Surveys,

older workers,

happiness

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Business and economics,

Political economics,

Economic policy,

Business management,

Financial reporting, group accounting, accounting and balancing,

Marketing, sales, customer relations,

Industries,

Banks, financial service provider, insurers

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