Nonprofits and public good provision: A contest based on compromises

European Economic Review

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1909-1935

  Chau, Nancy H ^a   Huysentruyt, Marieke ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizen heterogeneity; Public good auction; Voluntarism

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); FINANCIAL MARKET; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC GOODS; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 33749435452     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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