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IS THERE A (DOWNWARD SLOPING) DEMAND CURVE FOR VOLUNTEER LABOUR?
EMANUELE, R. - In: Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics 67 (1996) 2, pp. 193-208
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Male and Female Recoveries in Medical Malpractice Cases
Simmons, Walter; Emanuele, Rosemarie - In: Review of Social Economy 62 (2004) 1, pp. 83-99
This study analyzes male and female recovery resulting from medical malpractice injuries to discern the importance to the recovery differential of gender differences in recoveries for medical malpractice injuries. We find that the pattern of recoveries follows one similar to that found in...
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More Than Altruism: What Does the Cost of Fringe Benefits Say about the Increasing Role
Emanuele, Rosemarie; Simmons, Walter O. - In: American Journal of Business 17 (2002) 2, pp. 31-36
Previous research has found that nonprofit organizations pay lower wages than do other organizations. This has been attributed to altruism on the part of workers who are willing to donate some of the value of their time to organizations that support causes in which they believe. This paper...
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Male-female giving differentials: are women more altruistic?
Simmons, Walter O.; Emanuele, Rosemarie - In: Journal of Economic Studies 34 (2007) November, pp. 534-550
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer two empirical analyses of differences in the donations of money and time between males and females based on the impact of identical variables on the donation of money and time. Analysis was made of not only how a person's giving patterns are...
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Male‐female giving differentials: are women more altruistic?
Simmons, Walter O.; Emanuele, Rosemarie - In: Journal of Economic Studies 34 (2007) 6, pp. 534-550
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer two empirical analyses of differences in the donations of money and time between males and females based on the impact of identical variables on the donation of money and time. Analysis was made of not only how a person's giving patterns are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863159
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Does Government Spending Crowd Out Donations of Time and Money?
Simmons, Walter O.; Emanuele, Rosemarie - In: Public Finance Review 32 (2004) 5, pp. 498-511
The authors examine data on giving and volunteering to determine whether public provision of social services and other public goods affects donations of time and money and provides evidence of crowding out. They find a negative and statistically significant relationship between government...
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Are volunteers substitute for paid labor in nonprofit organizations?
Simmons, Walter O.; Emanuele, Rosemarie - In: Journal of Economics and Business 62 (2010) 1, pp. 65-77
This study asks whether nonprofit organizations that use volunteer labor are seen as substituting volunteers for paid labor. The study contributes to the literature on the demand for volunteer labor by utilizing current data on giving and volunteering and explicitly accounting for a state's...
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More Than Altruism: What Does the Cost of Fringe Benefits Say about the Increasing Role of the Nonprofit Sector?
Emanuele, Rosemarie; Simmons, Walter O. - In: American Journal of Business 17 (2002) 2, pp. 31-36
Previous research has found that nonprofit organizations pay lower wages than do other organizations. This has been attributed to altruism on the part of workers who are willing to donate some of the value of their time to organizations that support causes in which they believe. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014668211