TITLE:
Young People Engaged in Informal Employment in the Republic of Congo: Between Satisfaction and Indifference
AUTHORS:
Oliver Lauche Assioro
KEYWORDS:
Satisfaction, Young People, cmp, Republic of Congo
JOURNAL NAME:
Theoretical Economics Letters,
Vol.13 No.6,
December
22,
2023
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to analyze the determinants of job satisfaction
among young people engaged in informal employment in the Republic of Congo.
Statistical and econometric analyses were conducted using data taken from the
Transition to Working Life Survey (ETVA-2022). Using these data, we proceeded
from conducted the econometric analysis to estimating a job satisfaction model
using the “cmp” technique presented by Roodman (2011). The results reveal that
salary is a determinant that exerts a positive effect on job satisfaction. On
the other hand, living with a partner, not enjoying job benefits
(maternity/paternity leave) and working more than 48 hours are factors that
exert a negative impact on job satisfaction. In light of these results, we
recommend that policy-makers continue developing policies to improve wages,
increase young people’s access to job benefits and enhance their remuneration
over time.