Volunteer labor supply : evidence from panel study of income dynamics (PSID)
Author
Özgür, Zeynep
Advisor
Ökten, Çağla
Date
2009Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
In this thesis, we present an analysis of determinants of the supply of
volunteer labor and discuss the different motives that influence using the survey of
Center on Philanthropy Panel Data. We find that; schooling, religion, health
conditions, socio-economic environment, presence of children in the family union
and marital status affect both the decision of the participant and the hours
volunteered. Previous literature used cross-sectional data and found different results
on the effect of wage and income on volunteer labor. These differences can be due to
the implications of different motives of volunteer labor supply but they can also be a
result of the omitted individual unobservable. This study uses first difference method
to solve this problem of unobserved heterogeneity and obtain unbiased estimates. In
addition we analyze the relationship between money and time donation, estimate
these decisions jointly and conclude that they are complements.
Keywords
volunteeringcharitable giving
determinants
voluntary labor supply
motives of volunteering
first difference
probit
tobit