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Determinants of the size of the nonprofit sector

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  • Frederic L. Pryor

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Using comparable cross-section data on expenditures and labor force in the nonprofit sector for a sample of 25 nations, I test a series of hypotheses about their determinants. A small number of variables, of which the level of economic development and the role of government, are the most important and can explain over half of the variance in the sample in most cases.

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  • Frederic L. Pryor, 2012. "Determinants of the size of the nonprofit sector," European Journal of Comparative Economics, Cattaneo University (LIUC), vol. 9(3), pages 337-348, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:liu:liucej:v:9:y:2012:i:3:p:337-348
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    1. Jindřich Špička & Markéta Arltová & Petr Boukal, 2019. "Selected Socioeconomic Determinants of the Size of the Nonprofit Sector Serving Households in the OECD Countries," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2019(3), pages 276-295.
    2. repec:prg:jnlpep:v:preprint:id:671:p:1-20 is not listed on IDEAS
    3. Makýšová Lucia & Vaceková Gabriela, 2017. "Profitable Nonprofits? Reward-Based Crowdfunding in the Czech Republic," NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, Sciendo, vol. 10(2), pages 203-227, December.

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    Keywords

    non-profit sector; government role;

    JEL classification:

    • L3 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise
    • P5 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems
    • Z1 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics

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