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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/1663| Appears in Collections: | Economics Working Papers |
| Peer Review Status: | Unrefereed |
| Title: | Where is the Warm Glow? Donated Labour and Nonprofit Wage Differentials in the Health and Social Work Industries |
| Author(s): | Rutherford, Alasdair C |
| Contact Email: | ar34@stir.ac.uk |
| Citation: | Rutherford AC (2009) Where is the Warm Glow? Donated Labour and Nonprofit Wage Differentials in the Health and Social Work Industries. Stirling Economics Discussion Paper, 2009-20. |
| Keywords: | Unpaid Overtime Working Hours Wage differentials Warm Glow Nonprofit Equal pay for equal work Wage differentials |
| JEL Code(s): | J31: Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials J45: Public Sector Labor Markets L31: Nonprofit Institutions; NGOs; Social Entrepreneurship |
| Issue Date: | 1-Sep-2009 |
| Date Deposited: | 2-Oct-2009 |
| Series/Report no.: | Stirling Economics Discussion Paper, 2009-20 |
| Abstract: | The “Warm Glow” theory of worker motivation in nonprofit organisations predicts that wages will be lower in the voluntary sector than for equivalent workers in the private and public sectors. Empirical findings, however, are mixed. Focussing on the Health & Social Work industries, we examine differences in levels of unpaid overtime between the sectors to test for the existence of a warm-glow effect. Although levels of unpaid overtime are significantly higher in voluntary sector, we find that this is insufficient to explain the wage premiums earned in this sector. |
| Type: | Working Paper |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1893/1663 |
| Affiliation: | Economics |
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