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The Optimal Number of Charities

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Barla, P.
Pestieau, P.

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In this paper charity brings some joy of giving; it yields more contributions to public goods than standard "subscription", but its creation is costly. We compare the laissez-faire number of charities with both the second and the first-best level. In general, laissez-faire implies an underprovision of both charities and public goods.

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Paper provided by GREEN in its series Cahiers de recherche with number 0501.

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Keywords: Charities; Public Good;

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L31 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Nonprofit Institutions; NGOs
H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods

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  1. Bilodeau, Marc & Slivinski, Al, 1996. "Toilet cleaning and department chairing: Volunteering a public service," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 59(2), pages 299-308, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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