This paper uses two sets of cross-country micro datasets to analyse individuals’ participation in voluntary and community activities and organisations. Analysing countries in the International Adult Literacy Survey and focusing on the impact of human capital I find a consistently positive...

The present thesis analyzes student stipend selection decisions in Germany. Subsequent to a comprehensive literature review as well as a theoretical discussion (both sociologically and economically), determinants of stipend selection success are analyzed empirically using a data set provided by...

"Over time, increases in hours of work per capita have created the intuitively plausible notion that there is less time available to pursue social interactions. The specific question addressed in this paper is the effect of hours of work on social interaction. This is a difficult empirical...