AN ECONOMIC APPROACH TO VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION

Katia Melnik () and Jean-Benoit Zimmermann
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Katia Melnik: GREQAM - Groupement de Recherche en Économie Quantitative d'Aix-Marseille - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - ECM - École Centrale de Marseille - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: We develop an economic model of association based on voluntary contributions. Different equilibria corresponding to the different modes of formation of associations are analyzed and the results are compared with existing empirical literature. The main contribution consists in formalizing the voluntary association as a means of providing collectiveconsumption goods or services. We introduce the concept of the subjective quality as a possible incentive for volunteering. The model stresses the importance of non-pecuniary rewards and of accepted differentiation for well-functioning of voluntary organizations.

Keywords: Voluntary Association; Public Good; Volunteering (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-12-15
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Working Paper: An Economic Approach to Voluntary Association (2010)
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