Competition, contractibility, and the market for donors to nonprofits

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 215-246

  Castaneda, Marco A ^a   Garen, John ^b   Thornton, Jeremy ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 52449117979     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewm036     Document Type: Article

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