Based upon the results of a national survey conducted in Taiwan, this study investigates the effects of volunteering on life satisfaction. We used a univariate ordered probit model and a simultaneous bivariate ordered probit model to compare the potential endogeneity between volunteering and...

We study how the levels of market price and price dispersion are associated with consumers兵 search costs and the level of competitiveness in the online market using data collected from the online book industry in Taiwan. Our empirical results show that prices and price dispersion are lower for...

This paper aims to study labor supply and saving decisions as a result of health uncertainty. O’Donnell (1995) suggested a theoretical positive relationship between working hours (or saving rate) and the perceived health uncertainty. That is, for risk-averse individuals, there exists a...