Are Donors Afraid of Charities' Core Costs? Scale Economies in Non-profit Provision
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Not-for-profit organizations; Entry; Core funding;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
- L3 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise
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