The Optimal Number of Charities

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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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Barla, Philippe ; Pestieau, P.
Institutions:	Département d'Économique, Université Laval
Subject:	Charities \| Public Good

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Cahiers de recherche.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	L31 - Nonprofit Institutions ; H41 - Public Goods
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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