Fringe Benefits And Job Satisfaction University Of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

FRINGE BENEFITS AND JOB SATISFACTION UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – MILWAUKEEABSTRACTFringe benefits stand as an important part of compensation but confirming their role in determining job satisfaction has been mixed at best. The theory suggesting this role is ambiguous. Fringe benefits represent a desirable form of compensation but might result in decreased earnings and reduced job mobility. Using a pooled cross-section of five NLSY waves, fringe benefits are established as significant positive determinants of job satisfaction, even after controlling for individual fixed effects and testing for th…