The role of rating agencies in the market for charitable contributions: An empirical test

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 469-484

  Gordon, Teresa P ^a   Knock, Cathryn L ^a   Neely, Daniel G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Charitable donations; Information intermediary; Not for profit organizations; Ratings; Tax exempt organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349757152     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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