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Preferences, social capital, and compulsory volunteering

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An OLG model is developed to study a “compulsory volunteer” policy mandating the young to volunteer. While the policy likely increases the social capital level, its long-run effect on the old depends crucially on the elasticity of a public good.

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  • Yang, Wei, 2013. "Preferences, social capital, and compulsory volunteering," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 120(1), pages 32-35.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:120:y:2013:i:1:p:32-35
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.03.023
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    Keywords

    Volunteer; Compulsory volunteering; Public good;
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    JEL classification:

    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods

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