Volunteer Labor Sorting Across Industries

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 427-447, Summer 2002

22 Pages Posted: 1 May 2011

See all articles by Burton A. Weisbrod

Burton A. Weisbrod

Northwestern University - Department of Economics; University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

Lewis M. Segal

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Date Written: Summer 2002

Abstract

Volunteer labor is generally analyzed as a homogeneous activity, implying that the marginal effects of tax changes and demographic shifts are equal across industries and forms of volunteering. Here the homogeneity assumption is tested by estimating and comparing volunteer labor supply functions in three sectors that rely on volunteer labor-health, education, and religious organizations. Differences in the marginal volunteer labor supply effects are associated with personal demographics, household composition, and tax status. These differences are significant statistically as well as for their policy implications. The effects on volunteering to each sector are predicted for changes in the age, education, and marital status distributions of the population, as well as for changes in income tax rates, itemization status, and income. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.

Keywords: volunteer, volunteer labor

JEL Classification: J00, J45

Suggested Citation

Weisbrod, Burton A. and Segal, Lewis M., Volunteer Labor Sorting Across Industries (Summer 2002). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 427-447, Summer 2002, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1826163

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