We study the link between working arrangements and job satisfaction and provide novel insights on the (mis)match between preferred and actual working arrangements. We propose an empirical strategy to identify this mismatch at an individual level and apply this approach to data from the European Working Conditions Survey. We demonstrate that the extent of mismatch differs across European countries, and reducing the mismatch between working arrangements and workers could substantially boost overall job satisfaction. We find that the non-standard working arrangements are less frequently mismatched among women and parents. Overall, one-size-fits-all policies to deregulate or curb non-standard working arrangements are not likely to maximize job satisfaction across Europe.

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匹配：非标准工作和工作满意度

我们研究工作安排与工作满意度之间的联系，并就首选工作安排与实际工作安排之间的（不）匹配提供新颖的见解。我们提出了一种实证策略来识别个人层面的这种不匹配，并将这种方法应用于欧洲工作条件调查的数据。我们证明，欧洲国家之间的不匹配程度有所不同，减少工作安排和工人之间的不匹配可以大大提高整体工作满意度。我们发现，女性和父母之间的非标准工作安排不匹配的情况较少见。总体而言，放松管制或遏制非标准工作安排的一刀切政策不太可能最大限度地提高整个欧洲的工作满意度。