Dugas, Jacqueline2013-08-272013-08-2720102010http://hdl.handle.net/10393/25396It is estimated that the contributions of the voluntary sector are 1.4 to 1.7 percent of Canadian GDP(Statistics Canada, 2004b), As the economy thus relies heavily on time and cash donations, understanding any changes over the business cycle in volunteerienVolunteering and giving over the business cycle