Do not-for-profit firms maximize profit?

Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-87

  Vitaliano, Donald F ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicaid rate; NFP; RUG

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037334875     PISSN: 10629769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1062-9769(02)00159-X     Document Type: Article

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