The Economics of Volunteering. Measurement Techniques and Labour Outcomes.

Golman, Matias Alejandro (2021) The Economics of Volunteering. Measurement Techniques and Labour Outcomes. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Thesis (University of Nottingham only) (MRes)
Supervisors: Upward, Richard
Owens, Trudy
Keywords: volunteer work; voluntarism; measurement techniques; labour outcomes
Subjects: H Social sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Faculties/Schools: UK Campuses > Faculty of Social Sciences, Law and Education > School of Economics
Item ID: 66629
Depositing User: Golman, Matias
Date Deposited: 18 Jan 2024 08:59
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2024 08:59
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/66629

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