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The Nonprofit's Dilemma

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  • Prüfer, Jens

    (Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management)

  • Xu, Y.

    (Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management)

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  • Prüfer, Jens & Xu, Y., 2021. "The Nonprofit's Dilemma," Other publications TiSEM bf17c5e5-ed33-4e3b-a52b-e, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
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