Entry, donor market size, and competitive conduct among nonprofit firms
| Autor: | Teresa D. Harrison, Philip G. Gayle, Jeremy P. Thornton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Exploit Strategy and Management 05 social sciences Economics Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) Market size Sample (statistics) 0506 political science Threshold number Microeconomics Economic viability Competitive behavior 0502 economics and business Industrial relations 050602 political science & public administration Nonprofit sector Economics 050207 economics Industrial organization |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Industrial Organization. 50:294-318 |
| ISSN: | 0167-7187 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2016.10.003 |
| Popis: | This paper empirically characterizes competitive behavior among charitable nonprofits where prices and output are difficult to observe. Using a model tailored to donative nonprofits and an empirical methodology that exploits cross-sectional variation in market size and various measurable demographic and cost characteristics applicable for nonprofits, this paper estimates the threshold number of potential donors required for nonprofit economic viability in five major charitable sectors. We find that our sample markets generally reach competitive levels once five or more nonprofits in a given nonprofit sector are observed. The paper offers several possible interpretations of these findings and directions for future research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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