LOCUS OF CONTROL AND JOB TURNOVER

C-Tier
Journal: Economic Inquiry
Year: 2015
Volume: 53
Issue: 2
Pages: 1350-1365

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1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

type="main" xml:id="ecin12173-abs-0001"> <p xml:id="ecin12173-para-0001"><fi>In this article, I investigate how a worker's locus of control, that is, the perception of control over daily events, affects job-to-job and job-to-nonemployment turnover. I find that an increase in internality—the degree to which respondents believe that the outcomes of their life events are determined by their own actions versus external factors—increases job-to-job transitions. In addition, the annual wage growth rate and the wage gains from job-to-job transitions increase with internality. The influence of the locus of control on job-to-nonemployment turnover, however, is insignificant on controlling for the worker's level of attained education</fi>. (<fi>JEL</fi> D83, J63)

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repec:bla:ecinqu:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:1350-1365
Journal Field
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Author Count
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2026-01-24