The Economics of Volunteering. Measurement Techniques and Labour Outcomes.

This dissertation aims to explore volunteering from an economic point of view. As with many non-market activities, volunteers’ contributions to society have been historically underestimated. The research agenda entails an in-depth literature review of measurement methods of volunteers’ economic valu...

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Main Author: Golman, Matias Alejandro
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/66629/
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description This dissertation aims to explore volunteering from an economic point of view. As with many non-market activities, volunteers’ contributions to society have been historically underestimated. The research agenda entails an in-depth literature review of measurement methods of volunteers’ economic value, individuals’ motivations to undertake volunteer activities, and potential private benefits obtained from them. Further, two empirical analyses are provided: using the UK Household Longitudinal Study, the economic value of volunteering activity is computed, by using diverse methodological approaches. In addition, an econometric estimation of the long-term volunteering impact on wage levels is presented. The ultimate goal of this dissertation is to generate preliminary conceptual and empirical input for further and more comprehensive PhD research on volunteer work.
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spelling nottingham-666292024-01-18T08:59:25Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/66629/ The Economics of Volunteering. Measurement Techniques and Labour Outcomes. Golman, Matias Alejandro This dissertation aims to explore volunteering from an economic point of view. As with many non-market activities, volunteers’ contributions to society have been historically underestimated. The research agenda entails an in-depth literature review of measurement methods of volunteers’ economic value, individuals’ motivations to undertake volunteer activities, and potential private benefits obtained from them. Further, two empirical analyses are provided: using the UK Household Longitudinal Study, the economic value of volunteering activity is computed, by using diverse methodological approaches. In addition, an econometric estimation of the long-term volunteering impact on wage levels is presented. The ultimate goal of this dissertation is to generate preliminary conceptual and empirical input for further and more comprehensive PhD research on volunteer work. 2021-12-08 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/66629/1/MRes%20Dissertation%20-%20Mat%C3%ADas%20Golman%20%282%29.pdf Golman, Matias Alejandro (2021) The Economics of Volunteering. Measurement Techniques and Labour Outcomes. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham. volunteer work; voluntarism; measurement techniques; labour outcomes
spellingShingle volunteer work; voluntarism; measurement techniques; labour outcomes
Golman, Matias Alejandro
The Economics of Volunteering. Measurement Techniques and Labour Outcomes.
title The Economics of Volunteering. Measurement Techniques and Labour Outcomes.
title_full The Economics of Volunteering. Measurement Techniques and Labour Outcomes.
title_fullStr The Economics of Volunteering. Measurement Techniques and Labour Outcomes.
title_full_unstemmed The Economics of Volunteering. Measurement Techniques and Labour Outcomes.
title_short The Economics of Volunteering. Measurement Techniques and Labour Outcomes.
title_sort economics of volunteering. measurement techniques and labour outcomes.
topic volunteer work; voluntarism; measurement techniques; labour outcomes
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/66629/