The geography of giving: The effect of corporate headquarters on local charities

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 222-234

  Card, David ^a   Hallock, Kevin F ^b   Moretti, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate location; Donations; Non profits

Indexed keywords

EID: 76949099274     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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