Is volunteering rewarding in itself?

被引：313

作者：

Meier, Stephan ^{[1
]}

Stutzer, Alois ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Fed Reserve Bank Boston, Boston, MA 02210 USA

[2] Univ Basel, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland

来源：

ECONOMICA | 2008年 / 75卷 / 297期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1111/j.1468-0335.2007.00597.x

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Volunteering constitutes one of the most important pro-social activities. Following Aristotle, helping others is the way to higher individual wellbeing. This view contrasts with the selfish utility maximizer, who avoids helping others. The two rival views are studied empirically. We find robust evidence that volunteers are more satisfied with their life than non-volunteers. The issue of causality is studied from the basis of the collapse of East Germany and its infrastructure of volunteering. People who lost their opportunities for volunteering are compared with people who experienced no change in their volunteer status.

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页码：39 / 59

页数：21

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