Entry and exit in the nonprofit sector

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Harrison, Teresa D ^a   Laincz, Christopher A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Entry; Exit; Nonprofits

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749131220     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.1937     Document Type: Article

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