Can volunteer work help explain the male-female earnings gap?

Using the 1987 Survey of Volunteer Activity in Canada, we examine whether differential returns to volunteer work in the paid labour market can explain part of the male-female earnings gap. Male volunteers earn, on average, about 11% higher incomes than their non-volunteering counterparts as a result...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied economics 1997-06, Vol.29 (6), p.707-721
Hauptverfasser:	Day, Kathleen M., Devlin, Rose Anne
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Applied economics Earnings Economic models Economics Labor market Sexes Statistical analysis Studies Volunteers Wage differential Wage differentials Wages & salaries Women workers
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