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Would nonprofit workers accept to earn less? Evidence from France
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Abstract This paper focuses on wage differentials between french nonprofit, for-profit and public sectors. Considering the public sector allows to test more extensively the labor donation theory (Preston, 1989). The findings support this theory because nonprofit workers accept to earn significantly less than... view more
This paper focuses on wage differentials between french nonprofit, for-profit and public sectors. Considering the public sector allows to test more extensively the labor donation theory (Preston, 1989). The findings support this theory because nonprofit workers accept to earn significantly less than they would earn in the for-profit and public sectors. They also suggest differences in the motivations of workers in these sectors. Nonprofit workers are attracted to their work for reasons transcending material compensation.... view less
Classification
Economic Sectors
Labor Market Research
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 313-326
Journal
Applied Economics, 43 (2009) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840802570447
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)